<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kusiluka,L. J. M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kambarage,D. M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Harrison,Launcelot J. S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Daborn,C. J.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Matthewman,R. W.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Causes of morbidity and mortality in goats in Morogoro district, Tanzania: the influence of management</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Small Ruminant Research</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">goats</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">health care</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Management</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Prevalence</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1998</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1998</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.smallruminantresearch.com/article/S0921-4488(97)00110-7/fulltext</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">29</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">167 - 172</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;An investigation on the causes of morbidity and mortality in tethered, stall-fed and pastoral goats was carried out in the tropical highland and semi-arid areas of Morogoro district, Tanzania. Ectoparasitism was found to be common in all management systems with fleas, lice and ticks infesting 84-95%, 77-95% and 37-98% of the animals, respectively. The prevalences of the three ectoparasites were significantly higher in tethered goats in the tropical highland area than in other management systems (p &amp;lt; 0.05). Helminth eggs (49-98%), coccidia oocysts (71-93%) and diarrhoea (14-44%) were common in all herds. The prevalences of diarrhoea and gastrointestinal parasitism were significantly higher in stall-fed goats than in other animals (p &amp;lt; 0.05). Footrot, caseous lymphadenitis, dermatophilosis and mange were encountered only in pastoral goats. Respiratory infections were more common in pastoral than in stall-fed and tethered animals (p &amp;lt; 0.05). Prevalences of footrot and diarrhoea were significantly higher during the rainy than the dry period (p &amp;lt; 0.05). Helminthiasis (7.2%), diarrhoea (6.1%) and respiratory conditions (4.2%) were the major causes of mortalities. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.&lt;/p&gt;
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