About the RUFORUM 2010 Biennal Conference
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Animal Science"
Assessment of milk producers’ awareness of milk-borne zoonoses, prevalence and risk factors of brucellosis in selected smallholder and commercial dairy farms of Zimbabwe
Abstract:
The study assessed milk producers’ awareness of milk-borne
zoonoses and prevalence and risk factors of brucellosis in
selected smallholder and commercial dairy farms of
Zimbabwe. A total of 119 dairy producers were interviewed;
21 (17.6%) commercial dairy and 98 (82.4%) smallholder dairy
farmers. Most respondents were males (74.8%) and the majority
(71.4%) of the respondents had undergone formal education.
Milk producers awareness of milk-borne zoonoses was low;
only 41.5% were aware with a significantly (P<0.05) higher
percentage of commercial dairy farmers (65.0%) being aware
compared to smallholder dairy farmers (36.7%). The prevalence
of antibodies to Brucella spp. in raw milk was low. Logistic
regression model identified dairy sectors (OR 3.1; P<0.04) and
vaccination status (OR 0.4; P<0.04) to be independently
associated with herd abortions status. Training milk producers
on milk-borne zoonoses, dairy hygiene and milk quality would
help to improve milking quality and reduce transmission of
zoonoses to public.
L’étude a évalué la conscience des producteurs du lait sur les
maladies transmissibles à partir du lait et la prédominance ainsi
que les facteurs de risque des maladies infectieuses dans les
exploitations laitières commerciales sélectionnées et celles de
petits fermiers du Zimbabwe. Un total de 119 propriétaires de
laiterie ont été interviewés ; 21 (17.6%) fermiers des laiteries
commerciales et 98 (82.4%) fermiers de petites laiteries. La
plupart des répondants étaient des hommes (74.8%) et la
majorité (71.4%) des répondants avait fait l’enseignement
conventionnel. La conscience de producteurs de lait sur ces
maladies transmissibles par le lait était basse ; seulement 41.5%
étaient conscients avec un pourcentage significativement
(P<0.05) plus élevé des fermiers de laiterie commerciale (65.0%) plus conscients que les fermiers de petite laiterie
(36.7%). La prédominance des anticorps aux espèces Brucella
en lait non préparé était basse. Le modèle logistique de
régression a identifié les secteurs laitiers (OR 3.1 ; P<0.04) et
le statut de vaccination (OR 0.4 ; P<0.04) à être associé
indépendamment au statut d’avortements de troupeau. La
formation des producteurs de lait sur les maladies transmises
par le lait, l’hygiène de laiterie et la qualité du lait aiderait à
améliorer la qualité d’extraction du lait et à réduire la
transmission de ces maladies au public.
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English
Date of publication:
2010
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Southern Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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1117-1119
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