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

Dechicha Amina Samia Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Blida 1, BP 270 Road of Soumaa Blida, Algeria
MOULA Nassim Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Liege 4000, Belgium
GHARBI Ismail Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Blida 1, BP 270 Road of Soumaa Blida, Algeria
BAAZIZE-AMMI Djamila Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Blida 1, BP 270 Road of Soumaa Blida, Algeria
AKLOUL Kamel Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Blida 1, BP 270 Road of Soumaa Blida, Algeria
GUETARNI Djamel Department of Biology, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University of Blida 1, BP 270 Road of Soumaa. Blida, Algeria. Algeria.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15835/agrisp.v113i1-2.13597

Keywords: Abortion threshold, Epidemiological form, Reproductive disorders

Abstract

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.

Author Biographies

Dechicha Amina Samia, Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Blida 1, BP 270 Road of Soumaa Blida, Algeria

CLINICAL DEPARTMENT FOR ANIMAL HEALTH

MOULA Nassim, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Liege 4000, Belgium

Department of Animal Production

GHARBI Ismail, Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Blida 1, BP 270 Road of Soumaa Blida, Algeria

CLINICAL DEPARTMENT FOR ANIMAL HEALTH

BAAZIZE-AMMI Djamila, Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Blida 1, BP 270 Road of Soumaa Blida, Algeria

CLINICAL DEPARTMENT FOR ANIMAL HEALTH

AKLOUL Kamel, Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Blida 1, BP 270 Road of Soumaa Blida, Algeria

CLINICAL DEPARTMENT FOR ANIMAL HEALTH

GUETARNI Djamel, Department of Biology, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University of Blida 1, BP 270 Road of Soumaa. Blida, Algeria. Algeria.

Department of Biology

Published

2020-06-12

Issue

Vol. 113 No. 1-2 (2020): AGRICULTURA

Section

Research articles

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