Abstract
A case-control study was conducted in Lusaka Province to retrospectively investigate potential risk factors associated with suspected blackquarter outbreaks in traditionally managed cattle in the Province. Data were collected from farms with suspected cases and from apparently blackquarter or blackquarter-like-disease free farms. The data were analyzed using a logistic regression method. Factors that were associated with an increased risk of suspected blackquarter on the study farms were; (i) the total year of experience in rearing cattle and (ii) the use of rivers, streams and dams as the main source of water for cattle.
