Economic burden of bovine trypanosomosis in three villages of Metekel zone, Northwest Ethiopia

The study was carried out to assess the economic burden of trypanosomosis in three villages of the Metekel zone in 2009. The disease was found to cause substantial economic losses through cattle mortality, drug purchase, and draft power loss of infected oxen. The farmers in the area were spending a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Tropical animal health and production 2012-04, Vol.44 (4), p.873-879
Hauptverfasser:	Tesfaye, Dawit, Speybroeck, Niko, De Deken, Reginald, Thys, Eric
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Antiprotozoal Agents - economics Antiprotozoal Agents - therapeutic use Biomedical and Life Sciences Cattle Community involvement Economics Ethiopia - epidemiology Farmers Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Life Sciences Linear Models Logistic Models Mortality Original Research Prevalence Rainy season Seasonal variations Seasons Surveys and Questionnaires Trypanosoma - isolation & purification Trypanosomiasis, Bovine - drug therapy Trypanosomiasis, Bovine - economics Trypanosomiasis, Bovine - epidemiology Trypanosomiasis, Bovine - mortality Tsetse Flies - parasitology Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:	The study was carried out to assess the economic burden of trypanosomosis in three villages of the Metekel zone in 2009. The disease was found to cause substantial economic losses through cattle mortality, drug purchase, and draft power loss of infected oxen. The farmers in the area were spending a significantly ( p
ISSN:	0049-4747 1573-7438
DOI:	10.1007/s11250-011-9981-3