Abstract:
A cross sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of bovine
trypanosomosis in five peasant associations of Guto Gida District of East Wollega Zone, Ethiopia
from October 2013 to March 2014. From five peasant association, 384 cattle were randomly
selected and examined for trypanosomosis. The overall prevalence of bovine trypanosomosis
was 7.81% of which Trypanosoma congolense infection was 53.33%, Trypanosoma vivax
infection was 30% and Trypanosoma brucei was 16.66% with statistically significant difference
(P=0.00). A significant association was observed (P<0.05) between the disease positivity and
body condition score. When the mean packed cell volume of trypanosome infected animals was
compared with that of non- infected animals, it was significantly lower (P<0.05) in the infected
animals. In conclusion, trypanosomosis caused by T. congolense, T. vivax and T.brucei with
more prevalence of T. congolense remained the main constraint to animal production and
agricultural development in study area.
