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CENSUS RESULTS593.2.3 Skin and hidesThe number of hides and skin produced by largescale farms was 2,360 of which 94 percent weresold while only 4 percent were utilized in otheruses. Most of hides and skin were concentrated inKagera, Iringa and Mwanza. The smallest numberwas found in Dodoma, Dar es Salaam, Kigoma andMtwara while Kilimanjaro had no hides/skin. Allregions sold hides and skin by 100 percent exceptIringa, Mwanza, Morogoro and Ruvuma (Chart2.152).Number600500400300200100Chart 2.152 Number of Hides and Skins by Region3.3 Livestock DiseasesFive contagious diseases affected chicken inChart 2.153: Number of Chicken Infected with Contagiouslarge scale farms, namely Coccidiosis, Chorysa,DiseasesChorysa,Fowl Typhoid II, Fowl Typhoid and New Castle Coccidiosis,36,924, 25%51,763, 36%diseases. The magnitude or extent of infectiondiffered from one type of a disease to another. Intotal, 145,656 chickens were infected by thesecontagious diseases. Coccidiosis disease was themost predominant disease which infected 51,763(36%) chickens followed by Chorysa whichaffected 36,924 (25%) chickens. This wasFowl Typhoid,NewCastleFowl Typhoid19,449, 13%followed by Fowl Typhoid II which affectedDisease, 7,280, II, 30,240, 21%5%30,280 (21%) chickens, Fowl Typhoid I byaffecting 19,449 (13%) chickens and lastly the New Castle Disease which affected 7,280 (5%) chickens (Chart 2.153).0KageraIringaMwanzaHides & Skin SoldTaboraArushaMorogoroHides & Skin UtilizedRukwaMaraShinyangaTangaCoastRuvumaLindiSingidaMbeyaManyaraDodomaDar es SalaamKigomaMtwaraKilimanjaroRegion3.3.1 Coccidiosis diseaseIn large scale farming, coccidiosis infected thelargest number of chickens as compared to otherchicken contagious diseases. The rate ofinfection in the total population was 11 percent.Ruvuma has the highest rate of infection (82%)followed by Kilimanjaro Tanga and Tabora. Theregion with the highest rate of infection are notnecessarily closely correlated to the number ofchicken in the region and infection appears to beassociated with other factors for exampleintensive farming systems, improved breeds, etc.(Chart 2.154).Percentage Infected100.080.060.040.020.00.0RegionChart 2.154: Percentage of Chicken in Region infected withCoccidiosis250,000RuvumaKilimanjaroTangaTaboraShinyangaM anyaraDar es SalaamMwanzaCoastLindiMaraM beyaMtwaraM orogoroRukwaArushaSingidaIringaDodomaKigom aKagera200,000150,000100,00050,0000Chicken Population% Chicken Infected with Coccidiosis Popuplation of ChickenTanzania Agriculture Sample Census – 2003