The economics of village cattle production in a tsetse infested area of southwest Ethiopia

Cattle raised in the Ghibe valley of southwest Ethiopia are exposed to medium to high levels of trypanosomiasis risk and are often given trypanocidal drugs. A benefit-cost analysis was undertaken to evaluate the financial and economic returns generated by cattle raised in the area under a systematic...

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Autores principales: Itty, P., Swallow, B.M., Rowlands, G.J., Mulatu, W., D'Ieteren, G.D.M.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 1995
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29509
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author Itty, P.
Swallow, B.M.
Rowlands, G.J.
Mulatu, W.
D'Ieteren, G.D.M.
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Itty, P.
Mulatu, W.
Rowlands, G.J.
Swallow, B.M.
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description Cattle raised in the Ghibe valley of southwest Ethiopia are exposed to medium to high levels of trypanosomiasis risk and are often given trypanocidal drugs. A benefit-cost analysis was undertaken to evaluate the financial and economic returns generated by cattle raised in the area under a systematic regime of drug therapy. The results show that, despite the high level of trypanosomiasis risk and the prevalence of drug-resistant trypanosomes, cattle production can generate attractive economic returns for herd owners and the overall Ethiopian economy. Sensitivity analyses show that most herd owners would continue to obtain good returns on their investments even if they paid higher prices for trypanocidal drugs and the full costs of veterinary services.
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spelling CGSpace295092024-04-25T06:00:21Z The economics of village cattle production in a tsetse infested area of southwest Ethiopia Itty, P. Swallow, B.M. Rowlands, G.J. Mulatu, W. D'Ieteren, G.D.M. cattle glossinidae trypanosomiasis animal production cost benefit analysis veterinary services Cattle raised in the Ghibe valley of southwest Ethiopia are exposed to medium to high levels of trypanosomiasis risk and are often given trypanocidal drugs. A benefit-cost analysis was undertaken to evaluate the financial and economic returns generated by cattle raised in the area under a systematic regime of drug therapy. The results show that, despite the high level of trypanosomiasis risk and the prevalence of drug-resistant trypanosomes, cattle production can generate attractive economic returns for herd owners and the overall Ethiopian economy. Sensitivity analyses show that most herd owners would continue to obtain good returns on their investments even if they paid higher prices for trypanocidal drugs and the full costs of veterinary services. 1995-03 2013-06-11T09:23:49Z 2013-06-11T09:23:49Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29509 en Limited Access Elsevier Preventive Veterinary Medicine;22(3): 183-196
spellingShingle cattle
glossinidae
trypanosomiasis
animal production
cost benefit analysis
veterinary services
Itty, P.
Swallow, B.M.
Rowlands, G.J.
Mulatu, W.
D'Ieteren, G.D.M.
The economics of village cattle production in a tsetse infested area of southwest Ethiopia
title The economics of village cattle production in a tsetse infested area of southwest Ethiopia
title_full The economics of village cattle production in a tsetse infested area of southwest Ethiopia
title_fullStr The economics of village cattle production in a tsetse infested area of southwest Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed The economics of village cattle production in a tsetse infested area of southwest Ethiopia
title_short The economics of village cattle production in a tsetse infested area of southwest Ethiopia
title_sort economics of village cattle production in a tsetse infested area of southwest ethiopia
topic cattle
glossinidae
trypanosomiasis
animal production
cost benefit analysis
veterinary services
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29509
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