ABORTIONS IN CATTLE AND SHEEP HERDS IN ALGERIA, DESCRIPTIVE STUDY AND RISK FACTORS

ABORTIONS IN CATTLE AND SHEEP HERDS IN ALGERIA, DESCRIPTIVE STUDY AND RISK FACTORS

The objective of this study is to evaluate the epidemiological situation of abortions on cattle and sheep herds and to identify some risk factors related to them. A descriptive analysis of 139 dairy cattle and 34 sheep farms showed that abortions affect 40.29% and 79.41% of cattle and sheep herds re...

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Main Authors: Dechicha Amina Samia, MOULA Nassim, GHARBI Ismail, BAAZIZE-AMMI Djamila, AKLOUL Kamel, GUETARNI Djamel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AcademicPres 2020-06-01
Series:Agricultura
Subjects:
abortion threshold, epidemiological form, reproductive disorders
Online Access:https://journals.usamvcluj.ro/index.php/agricultura/article/view/13597
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spelling doaj-058b6aadf6b24100b57716f3f9086b072021-09-02T21:59:56ZengAcademicPresAgricultura1221-53172020-06-011131-210.15835/agrisp.v113i1-2.1359711260ABORTIONS IN CATTLE AND SHEEP HERDS IN ALGERIA, DESCRIPTIVE STUDY AND RISK FACTORSDechicha Amina Samia0MOULA Nassim1GHARBI Ismail2BAAZIZE-AMMI Djamila3AKLOUL Kamel4GUETARNI Djamel5Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Blida 1, BP 270 Road of Soumaa Blida, AlgeriaDepartment of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Liege 4000, BelgiumInstitute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Blida 1, BP 270 Road of Soumaa Blida, AlgeriaInstitute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Blida 1, BP 270 Road of Soumaa Blida, AlgeriaInstitute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Blida 1, BP 270 Road of Soumaa Blida, AlgeriaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University of Blida 1, BP 270 Road of Soumaa. Blida, Algeria. Algeria.The objective of this study is to evaluate the epidemiological situation of abortions on cattle and sheep herds and to identify some risk factors related to them. A descriptive analysis of 139 dairy cattle and 34 sheep farms showed that abortions affect 40.29% and 79.41% of cattle and sheep herds respectively; with an average abortion rate of 11.86% and 4.55% per herd respectively. The identification of risk factors was performed by univariate analysis followed by multiple logistic regression analysis. The results identified three risk factors for cattle (herd size, Contact with animals from neighboring farms and presence of stillbirths/malformations) and four risk factors for sheep by univariate analysis only (housing in zriba, presence of stillbirths/malformations, infertility and presence of weak lambs). In conclusion, abortions are an important health problem in livestock farming. Identifying risk factors could help to make optimal decisions to minimize economic losses.https://journals.usamvcluj.ro/index.php/agricultura/article/view/13597abortion threshold, epidemiological form, reproductive disorders
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author Dechicha Amina Samia
MOULA Nassim
GHARBI Ismail
BAAZIZE-AMMI Djamila
AKLOUL Kamel
GUETARNI Djamel
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MOULA Nassim
GHARBI Ismail
BAAZIZE-AMMI Djamila
AKLOUL Kamel
GUETARNI Djamel
ABORTIONS IN CATTLE AND SHEEP HERDS IN ALGERIA, DESCRIPTIVE STUDY AND RISK FACTORS
Agricultura
abortion threshold, epidemiological form, reproductive disorders
author_facet Dechicha Amina Samia
MOULA Nassim
GHARBI Ismail
BAAZIZE-AMMI Djamila
AKLOUL Kamel
GUETARNI Djamel
author_sort Dechicha Amina Samia
title ABORTIONS IN CATTLE AND SHEEP HERDS IN ALGERIA, DESCRIPTIVE STUDY AND RISK FACTORS
title_short ABORTIONS IN CATTLE AND SHEEP HERDS IN ALGERIA, DESCRIPTIVE STUDY AND RISK FACTORS
title_full ABORTIONS IN CATTLE AND SHEEP HERDS IN ALGERIA, DESCRIPTIVE STUDY AND RISK FACTORS
title_fullStr ABORTIONS IN CATTLE AND SHEEP HERDS IN ALGERIA, DESCRIPTIVE STUDY AND RISK FACTORS
title_full_unstemmed ABORTIONS IN CATTLE AND SHEEP HERDS IN ALGERIA, DESCRIPTIVE STUDY AND RISK FACTORS
title_sort abortions in cattle and sheep herds in algeria, descriptive study and risk factors
publisher AcademicPres
series Agricultura
issn 1221-5317
publishDate 2020-06-01
description The objective of this study is to evaluate the epidemiological situation of abortions on cattle and sheep herds and to identify some risk factors related to them. A descriptive analysis of 139 dairy cattle and 34 sheep farms showed that abortions affect 40.29% and 79.41% of cattle and sheep herds respectively; with an average abortion rate of 11.86% and 4.55% per herd respectively. The identification of risk factors was performed by univariate analysis followed by multiple logistic regression analysis. The results identified three risk factors for cattle (herd size, Contact with animals from neighboring farms and presence of stillbirths/malformations) and four risk factors for sheep by univariate analysis only (housing in zriba, presence of stillbirths/malformations, infertility and presence of weak lambs). In conclusion, abortions are an important health problem in livestock farming. Identifying risk factors could help to make optimal decisions to minimize economic losses.
topic abortion threshold, epidemiological form, reproductive disorders
url https://journals.usamvcluj.ro/index.php/agricultura/article/view/13597
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