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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Authors: | M Ocaido R T Muwazi J Asibo Opuda |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Wildlife and Animal Resource Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda;(2) Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda;(3) Department of Epidemiology, Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda |
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Abstract: | 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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Keywords: | Economic cost Ticks and tick borne diseases Pastoral and ranch cattle herds Lake Mburo Area |
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