Disease/
Disease
Causing
agents
Local
name
Relative degree of importance according to respondents
1st            2nd                  3rd
Index Percentage
(%)
Over all rank
Infectious
Anthrax Taffia 8                7                   11 0.068 6.8 7
Black leg Wekie 7                6                     9 0.058 5.8 8
Pneumonic Pasteurelosis Mieta 18              17                  23 0.159 15.9 2
Parasitic
Ticks Kuridid 27               9                   12 0.154 15.4 4
Menges Ekeke 11               9                     8 0.081 8.1 6
Git-parasitism w/tesietagan 17             23                  19 0.161 16.1 1
Coenuruses Zarti 20             19                  16 0.158 15.8 3
Fasciolosis Effel 9               17                    6 0.093 9.3 5
Fleas and lice KunciKumal -                  8                   6 0.030 3 9
Miscellaneous
Reproductive problems   1                 2                    4 0.015 1.5 10
Bloat Nefihi 1                 1                    2 0.009 0.9 11
Colic Kuritset -                  1                    3 0.004 0.4 11
Lameness Sinkale 1                 1                    1 0.005 0.5 12
Table 5: Major diseases of shoats in the study area as ranked by the respondents.