3.1. Demographic characteristics of the sampled cattle
Of the 377 cattle screened, most 329 (87.3%) were of the White Fulani breed, while the least was Bokolo (4.8%). The majority (92 %) of the cattle were female. The most (44.8%) age-group was > 5years and the least (11.1%) was ≤ 2 years. Most (66.6 %) of the cattle screened had good body condition score (BCS) while very few (3.5%) were lean. Most of the herd size (56.4%) were in the category of 31-50 heads group, while the least (183%) was from the 0-30 group (Table 1).