Owner reported diseases of working equids in central Ethiopia.

摘要: REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: Working horses, donkeys and mules suffer from numerous diseases clinical problems. However, there is little information on what owners perceive as important health concerns in their working animals. OBJECTIVES: To identify prioritise with the other equids central Ethiopia using participatory methodologies. STUDY DESIGN: Participatory situation analysis (PSA). METHODS: The study was conducted carthorse- donkey-owners 16 sites Ethiopia. Multiple methodologies were utilised, including ranking, matrices focus group discussions. Owners' perceptions frequency, importance, morbidity mortality of volunteered signs that attributed to each disease obtained; regarding impact these also sought. RESULTS: A total 40 separate problems by donkey-owners. Horse-owners a musculoskeletal syndrome (with local name 'bird', suggest possible pathologies equine exertional rhabdomyolysis), colic epizootic lymphangitis most frequently, whereas sarcoids, nasal discharge wounds occur frequently. One problem (coughing) frequently both horse- Owners demonstrated knowledge differing manifestations severity problems, which resulted impacts ability animal. CONCLUSIONS: Although many had been previously reported, this identified some unreported priorities such rabies donkeys, an unidentified horses respiratory donkeys. gathered during may be used inform future veterinary educational programme interventions, well research priorities.