IDEAL the Infectious Diseases of East African Livestock project open access database and biobank

摘要

Map of Kenya showing the study area, the 4 agro-ecological zones and sublocations. The sampled sublocations are highlighted. In the LM zones, the annual mean temperature is 21–24 °C, minimum of 14 °C whilst the annual mean temperature in the UM zones is slightly cooler at 18–21 °C (minimum temperature 11–14 °C)9. Humidity is highest in zones labelled one, and decreases to semi humid in zones labelled three. Cattle can be found in all zones and the main crops grown in each region is as follows: LM1: sugarcane zone; LM2: marginal sugarcane zone; LM3: cotton zone; UM3: marginal coffee zone9. In the study area, LM2 is split into two by LM1.