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Assessment of Vaccination Coverage of Sheep and Goat using Retrospective Data in Woreda Raya Alamata
Abstract
A retrospective study using data of the record of the veterinary clinic of Alamata Woreda with the objective of assessment vaccine coverage in the area was conducted from May to June 2014. The data indicated that there was vaccination program for ovine pasteurellosis, sheep and goat pox, pestides petites ruminits and anthrax. The vaccination coverage in the area was very minimal and did not cover the whole livestock population. This might be the reason for the re-occurrence of the disease in different years. Hence, use of high quality and effective vaccines to cover a large number of livestock is essential for the disease mitigation in the area.
Keywords: Anthrax, Pasteurellosis, Pest ides petites ruminits, Pox vaccine, Alamata, Tigray, Ethiopia.