Economic impact of ticks and tick-borne diseases on cattle production systems around Lake Mburo National Park in South Western Uganda

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作者：
Ocaido, M. [1 ]
Muwazi, R. T. [2 ]
Opuda, J. Asibo [3 ]
机构：
[1] Makerere Univ, Fac Vet Med, Dept Wildlife & Anim Resource Management, Kampala, Uganda
[2] Makerere Univ, Dept Vet Anat, Fac Vet Med, Kampala, Uganda
[3] Makerere Univ, Fac Vet Med, Dept Epidemiol Vet Publ Hlth & Prevent Med, Kampala, Uganda
来源：
TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION | 2009年 / 41卷 / 05期
关键词：
Economic cost; Ticks and tick borne diseases; Pastoral and ranch cattle herds; Lake Mburo Area; PASTORALIST SYSTEM; LIVESTOCK; PREVALENCE; HEALTH;
D O I：
10.1007/s11250-008-9245-z
中图分类号：
S8 [畜牧、 动物医学、狩猎、蚕、蜂];
学科分类号：
0905 ;
摘要：
A longitudinal economic impact study of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases (TTBDs) in cattle around Lake Mburo National Park (LMNP) was done. Impact was valued using Uganda Shilling (Ug. Shs) (exchange rate of 1USD to Ug. Shs 1,420). The costs for controlling TTBDs was constituting 85.6 +/- 3.2% (pastoral) and 73.8 +/- 4.2% (ranches) to total disease control costs. The main costs were on tick control, constituting 83.1% (ranches) and 87.9% (pastoral). In pastoral herds, the costs were negatively correlated to herd size (r = -0.99). The mean annual cost per cattle for controlling TTBDs for ranch and pastoral herds was similar Ug. Shs 5,900 +/- 545. The mean annual Economic Cost (EC) of TTBDs per cattle was not significantly different (p > 0.05) between pastoral (Ug. Shs 6,700 +/- 580) and ranch herds (Ug. Shs 7,600 +/- 970). The mean annual EC per cattle was negatively correlated (r = -0.99) with herd size in pastoral systems contrary to positive correlation (r = 0.99) observed among the ranches. The major component of EC of TTBDs of 88.2% (pastoral) and 78.6% (ranches) was due to their control. The other component was owed to mortality, which was positively correlated (p < 0.01) to the ranch herd size. The total annual EC of TTBDs around LMNP was Ug. Shs 437,754,600 (USD 308,144).
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