Research Article

Prevalence, Associated Risk Factors, and Economic Loss of Ovine Hemonchosis at Jimma Town Municipal Abattoir, Jimma Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 1

Prevalence of H. contortus with risk factors in sheep slaughtered in Jimma town municipal abattoir based on coproscopy ().

VariablesCategoriesNumber of examinedNumber of positivePrevalence (%)95% CI

SexMale30310434.3229.16-39.87
Female711825.3516.51-36.82

AgeAdult1434430.7623.71-38.85
Young2317833.7627.93-40.14

Body condition scoreGood841113.097.36-22.22
Medium1082018.512.22-27.04
Poor182915042.74-57.25

AgroecologyMidland28210035.4630-41.2
Lowland922223.916.23-33.75

SeasonSemidry2569637.531.75-43.62
Dry1182622.0315.41-30.46