You can save your flock from killer East Coast Fever with this vaccine

A government veterinarian vaccinates livestock in Naivasha following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the sub-county. [Photo:Antony Gitonga/Standard]

No livestock farmer in Kenya either practising intensive zero grazing or extensive pastoral system is new to East Coast Fever (ECF). It is a killer disease in cows, sheep and goats mainly spread by ticks.

The disease has for a long time been a major constraint to livestock production in East and Central Africa. East Coast Fever is a fatal disease especially in exotic animals that have not had prior exposure and in most cases result in death.