Design and descriptive epidemiology of the Infectious Diseases of East African Livestock (IDEAL) project, a longitudinal calf cohort study in western Kenya

Table 9 Description of access to veterinary services and disease control practices in the farm as reported during the calf recruitment visit

		Frequency	Percent
Access to veterinary services	544
Yes		461	84.7
No		83	15.3
Type of Veterinary support	461
Private animal health worker		264	57.3
Government animal health worker		176	38.2
Veterinary drug supplier		23	5.0
Farmer		10	2.2
Tick-control	548
Yes		498	90.9
No		50	9.1
Application method	498
Spraying whole body		462	92.7
Spraying legs only		9	1.8
Pour on		6	1.2
Hand dressing		25	5.0
Dipping		8	1.6
Other (traditional,manual removal)		10	2
Worm control	548
Yes		309	56.4
No		239	43.6
Application method	309
Drench		265	85.8
Bollet		47	15.2
Others (injectables/unknown)		2	0.6
Traditional		5	1.6
Trypanosome control	548
Yes		98	17.9
No		450	82.1
Method used	98
Spraying whole body		51	52.0
Chemotherapy		32	32.7
Pour-on		10	10.2
Other (dipping/head dressing/
unknown)		8	8.2
Use of Vaccines	546
Yes		284	52.0
No		262	48.0
Frequency of use	277
Routinely		9	2.9
When need arises		269	97.1
Vaccine type used	284
Unknown		230	81.0
Anthrax		8	2.8
Black quarter		11	3.9
Contagious Bovine Pleural Pneumonia		1	0.4
Foot and mouth disease		25	8.8
Lumpy skin disease		18	6.3
Other		6	2.1

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