Abstract:
A 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 flocks/herds 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 mos
quito bite
by smoke, spray and clean environment.
