Assessing the pre-disposing factors for tick borne diseases in dairy cattle in Gayaza Nangabo Sub County

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the predisposing factors for tick borne diseases in dairy cattle in Gayaza. The data was collected through observation and interviewing in face to face interviews among 45 dairy farmers of Gayaza Nangabo Sub County. Radom sampling was used to select farms in the study area. Using descriptive characteristics, the results showed that (42.2%) of the farmers had TBD cases in the last month. Majority of the farmers had cross breeds (80%), Most of the farmers used accaricide application as a method of control (82.2%), farmers were predominantly using spraying as their method for accaricide application and most of the farmers sprayed their animals once a week (68.89%), majority of the farmers used a knapsack sprayer as the equipment for spraying their animals. The main grazing system was zero grazing (42.2%) The results also showed that majority of the farmers did not have fences on their farms (71.1%) This study recommends that farmers need to be sensitized more about the pre disposing factors for TBD’s and the effective control measures such as proper accaricide application, ensuring high frequency of spraying et.al