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Kassahun Asmare

Kassahun Asmare

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Ethiopia
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
26
Citations
1984
World Ranking
2920
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Ethiopia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Ethiopia Leader Award

Overview

Kassahun Asmare is affiliated with Hawassa University in Ethiopia and is engaged in research primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Veterinary fields. Their work covers several interconnected subfields, including Small Animals, Food Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Epidemiology, and Animal Science and Zoology.

Their research topics encompass:

  • Animal Diversity and Health Studies
  • Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Burkholderia infections and melioidosis
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock

Kassahun Asmare has contributed to a range of peer-reviewed papers, with notable recent publications including:

  • "Brucellosis in Ethiopia: A comprehensive review of literature from the year 2000-2020 and the way forward" (2022) published in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • "Cryptosporidium and Giardia infections in dairy calves in southern Ethiopia" (2020) published in Parasite Epidemiology and Control
  • "The Status of Pig Welfare in Selected Districts of Uganda: Implications for Health and Productivity Interventions" (2022) published in Frontiers in Animal Science
  • "Seroprevalence and association of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) serostatus with reproductive problems in dairy cattle in central and southern Ethiopia" (2021) published in Tropical Animal Health and Production
  • "Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) infection in dairy cattle in southern and central Ethiopia" (2023) published in Preventive Veterinary Medicine

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Kassahun Asmare include:

  • Berhanu Sibhat
  • Kassaye Aragaw
  • Tesfaye Sisay Tessema
  • Sharon A. Egan
  • Maireg Hailu

Their work is published in multiple scientific venues, with more than one paper appearing in Preventive Veterinary Medicine. Other venues include Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Frontiers in Animal Science, Parasite Epidemiology and Control, and Veterinary Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Bovine mastitis: prevalence, risk factors and isolation of Staphylococcus aureus in dairy herds at Hawassa milk shed, South Ethiopia

    Rahmeto Abebe;Hagere Hatiya;Mesele Abera;Bekele Megersa

  • Cattle brucellosis in traditional livestock husbandry practice in Southern and Eastern Ethiopia, and its zoonotic implication

    Bekele Megersa;Demelash Biffa;Demelash Biffa;Fekadu Niguse;Tesfaye Rufael

  • Lumpy skin disease: Preliminary vaccine efficacy assessment and overview on outbreak impact in dairy cattle at Debre Zeit, central Ethiopia

    Gelagay Ayelet;Yebeyen Abate;Tesfaye Sisay;Haileleul Nigussie

  • Bovine tuberculosis in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Berhanu Sibhat;Kassahun Asmare;Kassa Demissie;Kassa Demissie;Gelagay Ayelet

  • Evaluation of Deltamethrin applications in the control of tsetse and trypanosomosis in the southern rift valley areas of Ethiopia.

    Jemere Bekele;Kassahun Asmare;Getachew Abebe;Gelagay Ayelet

  • Seroprevalence of foot and mouth disease in Bench Maji zone,Southwestern Ethiopia

    Esayas Gelaye;Gelagay Ayelet;Tsegalem Abera;Kassahun Asmare

  • Lumpy skin disease in cattle in central Ethiopia: outbreak investigation and isolation and molecular detection of the virus.

    G Ayelet;R Haftu;S Jemberie;A Belay

  • Major causes of mastitis and associated risk factors in smallholder dairy farms in and around Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia

    Mesele Abera;Tadios Habte;Kassaye Aragaw;Kassahun Asmare

  • The status of bovine brucellosis in Ethiopia with special emphasis on exotic and cross bred cattle in dairy and breeding farms

    K. Asmare;B. Sibhat;W. Molla;G. Ayelet;G. Ayelet

  • Seroprevalence and factors associated with bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) infection in dairy cattle in three milksheds in Ethiopia.

    Kassaye Aragaw;Berhanu Sibhat;Gelagay Ayelet;Eystein Skjerve

  • Study on the epidemiology of foot and mouth disease in Ethiopia.

    G Ayelet;E Gelaye;H Negussie;K Asmare

  • Brucellosis in extensive management system of Zebu cattle in Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia

    Kassahun Asmare;Yilkal Asfaw;Esayas Gelaye;Gelagay Ayelet

  • A study on seroprevalence of caprine brucellosis under three livestock production systems in southern and central Ethiopia.

    Kassahun Asmare;Kassahun Asmare;Bekele Megersa;Yifat Denbarga;Girma Abebe

  • Bovine herpesvirus-1 in three major milk sheds of Ethiopia: Serostatus and association with reproductive disorders in dairy cattle.

    Berhanu Sibhat;Gelagay Ayelet;Eystein Skjerve;Endrias Z. Gebremedhin

  • Serological evidence of Bovine herpesvirus-1, Bovine Viral Diarrhea virus and Schmallenberg virus infections in relation to reproductive disorders in dairy cattle in Ethiopia.

    Kassahun Asmare;Berhanu Sibhat;Gelagay Ayelet;Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin

  • Reproductive disorders in relation to Neospora caninum, Brucella spp. and bovine viral diarrhoea virus serostatus in breeding and dairy farms of central and southern Ethiopia.

    K. Asmare;F. Regassa;L. J. Robertson;A. D. Martin

  • Seroprevalence of Schmallenberg virus in dairy cattle in Ethiopia.

    Berhanu Sibhat;Gelagay Ayelet;Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin;Eystein Skjerve

  • Genetic characterisation of infectious bursal disease virus isolates in Ethiopia.

    Shiferaw Jenberie;Stacey E. Lynch;Fekadu Kebede;Robert M. Christley

  • Cryptosporidium in Calves, Lambs and Kids at Haramaya, eastern Ethiopia

    Alemayehu Regassa;Oda Gizaw;Fufa Abunna;Rahmeto Abebe

  • Cross-sectional study on Contagious Caprine Pleuro Pneumonia in selected districts of sedentary and pastoral production systems in Southern Ethiopia.

    Solomon Mekuria;Kassahun Asmare

  • Epidemiologic and Serologic Investigation of Multifactorial Respiratory Disease of Sheep in the Central Highland of Ethiopia

    Gelagay Ayelet;Laekemariam Yigezu;Esayas Gelaye;Selam Tariku

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of metacestodes prevalence in small ruminants in Ethiopia

    Kassahun Asmare;Berhanu Sibhat;Mesele Abera;Aynalem Haile

Frequent Co-Authors

Eystein Skjerve
Eystein Skjerve Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Bekele Megersa
Bekele Megersa Addis Ababa University
Barbara Wieland
Barbara Wieland Institute of Virology and Immunology
Jacques Godfroid
Jacques Godfroid University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Lucy J. Robertson
Lucy J. Robertson Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Gobena Ameni
Gobena Ameni United Arab Emirates University
Erik Georg Granquist
Erik Georg Granquist Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Robert M. Christley
Robert M. Christley University of Liverpool
Fufa Abunna
Fufa Abunna Addis Ababa University

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