Abstract:
survey
was conducted
to investigate
the indigenous
methods
or measures
adopted
by urban livestock
owners
in the control
of mosquito
in Sokoto
metropolis.
Fifty (50) respondents
who were engaged
in urban
livestock
production
were conveniently
sampled,
In addition,
five (5) locations
(Sidi farm, Kara market,
Sokoto
Cinema,
Gidan Ashana,
U/Rogo)
where animals
were kept overnight
in large flockslherds
were purposively
selected.
Data was collected
on size and type of animal
kept, methods
of mosquito
control,
strategies
for
eliminating
breeding
sites, methods
of protecting
animals
from mosquito
bite etc. Descriptive
statistics
and chi-
square test was used to analyse
the data collected.
Results
showed
that the majority
of the respondents
raised
cattle, goats and sheep due to economic
benefit
obtained
from them. Respondents
were small scale cattle and
average
goat and sheep farmers
that generally
kept their animals
tethered
at night.
It was observed
that the
population
density
of mosquitoes
was higher in the animal
pen than the human
room and among
the preventive
measures
employed
by the respondents,
most used smoke to repel mosquitoes
from both animal
pen and human
room. It can therefore
be concluded
that there exists a link between
human
and livestock
population
particularly
in diverting
the vector host (mosquito)
away from the humans.
The livestock
are prevented
from mosquito
bite
by smoke,
spray and clean environment.
