Environment and farm factors associated with exposure to Theileria parva infection in cattle under traditional mixed farming system in Mbeere District, Kenya

The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between seroprevalence to Theileria parva infection in cattle and potential environmental and farm-level effects in 80 farms under traditional crop-livestock system in Mbeere District, Kenya. A standardized questionnaire was used to col...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Tropical animal health and production 2011, Vol.43 (1), p.271-277
Hauptverfasser:	Gachohi, John M, Kitala, Phillip M, Ngumi, Priscilla N, Skilton, Rob A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Agricultural practices Agriculture - methods Animals Antibodies Antibodies, Protozoan - blood Biomedical and Life Sciences Cattle Disease control Environment Environment and farm factors Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Epidemiology Farm management Farming systems Farms Immunoassays Infection Insect Vectors Inventories Ixodidae Kenya - epidemiology Life Sciences Livestock Logistic Models Mathematical models Mbeere Original Research Regression analysis Rhipicephalus Seroepidemiologic Studies seroprevalence Surveys and Questionnaires Theileria parva Theileriasis - epidemiology Vectors Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science Zoology
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