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Article History

Received: 24 March 2020

Accepted: 25 August 2020

First Online: 3 September 2020

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The study protocol was approved by Research, Publications and Ethics committee of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) of Sokoine University of Agriculture, in Tanzania (Reference number: SUA/CVMS/016/32). Permission to conduct the study was secured from the Director of Veterinary Services (DVS), of the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, in Tanzania. Further, permission was sought from authorities in the study districts and villages. Farmers gave a written consent to participate in the study after the study objectives, benefits and risks were explained to them. Considering that in some cases farmers would feel uncomfortable to provide signatures/thumbprints even when they were willing to participate; and in cases where a farmer could not read/write the ethics committee of the CVMBS authorized the use of a verbal consent The verbal consent was provided in the presence of a witness who provided a signature for that matter. All regulatory requirements including applicable animal welfare regulations were strictly complied with and adhered to section 40 of the Tanzania’s Animal Welfare Act of 2008.

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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.