A Comprehensive Review of Animal Health Interventions in the Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems of the East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Amhara National Regional State, East Gojjam Zone Livestock and Fishery Sector Development Office, Animal Health Team, Debre Markos, Amhara, Ethiopia

*Corresponding author: Yibeltal Simeneh Alameneh, Amhara National Regional State, East Gojjam Zone Livestock and Fishery Sector Development Office, Animal Health Team, Debre Markos, Amhara, Ethiopia, Phone: 0915717707/0707331274; E-mail: [email protected]

Received Date: February 06, 2025

Published Date: February 25, 2025

Citation: Alameneh YS. (2025). A Comprehensive Review of Animal Health Interventions in the Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems of the East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Mathews J Vet Sci. 9(2):66.

Copyrights: Alameneh YS. © (2025).

ABSTRACT

Ethiopia has the largest livestock population in Africa, which is contributing to the economy andforeign exchange by exporting animals, hides and skins. Animal Health and Veterinary Services in East Gojam Zone District most of the livestock is mixed with crops. In this study, animal health interventions were mainly identified from 2020 to 2024 in districts located in the zone through secondary data collection. Although bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases can be controlled strategically, the main animal health interventions in the zone include vaccination, deworming, revolving veterinary drug fund and community capacity building. One of the strategies is vaccination and it is an important step to prevent and control various diseases. The performance of various vaccines has been growing year by year and in most districts, they allocate of money more than one million birr to the rotating veterinary revolving fund budget, which prevented diseases from causing huge economic losses to animals due to the problem of drug supply. Deworming has been carried out in all districts through campaigns and interventions based on the local agroecology. In order for these interventions to be successful and sustainable, the leadership and experts at all levels must identify the problems faced each time and monitor the results on animal health, economic benefits and infectious diseasesand take action.

Keywords: Deworming Strategies, East Gojjam Zone, Economic Loss, Ethiopia, Livestock Diseases, Mixed Crop-Livestock System, Vaccination Approaches, Veterinary Drug.