Authors : M.B. Ardo and Y.H. Aliyara
Abstract: A study of economic implications of preventive veterinary services to cattle production system in Yola, Adamawa State was undertaken to determine the level of Preventive Veterinary Medicine (PVM) practiced in the area. Questionnaires and oral interviews were used to obtain data on animal husbandry activities, health status and production indices. Poor farm record keeping was a feature of all farms. There was inadequate supply of information on husbandry, health and production indices. Preventive measures against some diseases like anthrax and shipping fever were not carried out on any of the farms. Husbandry practice was mainly free-range and vaccination coverage was for Contagious Bovine Pleuro-pneumonia and Black quarter. Routine deworming was below expectations as it ranged from 15-25% coverage. Most farmers dewormed only their young stock.
M.B. Ardo and Y.H. Aliyara, 2013. Economic Implications of Preventive Veterinary Services on Cattle Production Systems in Yola Area, Adamawa State, Nigeria. International Journal of Tropical Medicine, 8: 68-70.