Economic cost of bovine trypanosomosis in pastoral and ago pastoral communities in Buliisa district, Uganda
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Date
2022
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Abstract
Animal diseases that are endemic like tsetse transmitted trypanosomosis cause continuous
expenditure of financial resources of livestock farmers and loss of productivity of livestock. Estimating
the cost of controlling animal trypanosomosis can provide evidence for priority setting and targeting cost
effective control strategies.
Methodology A cross sectional survey to estimate the economic cost of bovine trypanosomosiswas
conducted in cattle keeping communities living around Murchision falls National Park, in Buliisa district
Uganda. Data was collected on herd structure, the cost of treatment and control, prevalence of morbidity
and mortality rates due to trypanosomosis, salvage sales losses in cattle herd in the last one year.
Results- In this study, 55.4% (n= 87) of the households reported their cattle had been affected by
trypanosomosis during the previous last year. There was a high economic cost trypanosomosis (USD
653) per household in cattle keeping communities in Buliisa district of which 83% and 9% was due to
mortality and milk loss respectively/ High mortality loss was due to low investment in treatment. The
study showed that prophylactic treatment 3 times a year of the whole herd of cattle using Samorin ®
(Isometamidium chloride) at a cost of USD 110 could drastically reduce cattle mortality loss due to
trypanosomosis due to trypanosomosis with return on investment of USD 540 annually per herd. This
could be coupled with strategic restricted insecticide spraying of cattle with deltamethrin products.
Conclusions. The results show a high economic cost of trypanosomosis in cattle keeping communities in
Buliisa district with mortality of cattle contributing the largest proportion of the economic cost. The high
mortality loss was due to low investment in treatment of sick cattle
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Economic cost, Mortality loss, Milk loss, Bovine trypanosomosis, Buliisa
Citation
Kizza, D., Ocaido, M., Mugisha, A., Azuba, R., Nalule, S., Onyuth, H., ... & Waiswa, C. (2022). Economic cost of bovine trypanosomosis in pastoral and ago pastoral communities in Buliisa district, Uganda. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1661721/v1