Impact of Diseases on Livestock Production in the Tropics
Author : Hans Riemann
Publisher :
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 18,19 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Livestock
ISBN : 9780444417039
Author : Hans Riemann
Publisher :
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 18,19 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Livestock
ISBN : 9780444417039
Author : Miodrag Ristic
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 44,19 MB
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9401190348
Most of the future increase in livestock production is expected to occur in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Cattle are the most numerous of the ruminant species in the tropics and provide the largest quantity of animal food products. More than one-third of the world's cattle are found in the tropics. Disease is the major factor which prohibits full utilization of these regions for cattle production. Various infectious and transmissible viral, rick ettsial, bacterial, and particularly protozoan and helminthic diseases, are widespread in the tropics and exert a heavy toll on the existing cattle industry there. This uncontrolled disease situation also discourages investment in cattle industries by private and government sectors. In Africa alone, it is estimated that 125 million head of cattle could be accommodated in the tropical rainbelt if the disease and other animal husbandry factors could be resolved. The potential of efficient cattle production under more favorable conditions prompted various international agencies to establish a multi million dollar International Laboratory for Research in Animal Diseases (ILRAD) in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. In South America, principal sites for raising cattle are shifting to the savannah lands because the more fertile soils are being used for crop produc tion, however, in the savannahs also, disease remains the most powerful deterrent in implementing the cattle industry.
Author : Hans P. Riemann
Publisher :
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 14,25 MB
Release : 1984
Category :
ISBN : 9780444417039
Author : Association of Institutes for Tropical Veterinary Medicine
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Page : pages
File Size : 25,25 MB
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Author : Hans P. Riemann
Publisher :
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 29,90 MB
Release : 1984
Category :
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Author : British Veterinary Association
Publisher :
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 35,62 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Author : Miodrag Ristic
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,90 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Cattle
ISBN : 9789024724291
Most of the future increase in livestock production is expected to occur in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Cattle are the most numerous of the ruminant species in the tropics and provide the largest quantity of animal food products. More than one-third of the world's cattle are found in the tropics. Disease is the major factor which prohibits full utilization of these regions for cattle production. Various infectious and transmissible viral, rick ettsial, bacterial, and particularly protozoan and helminthic diseases, are widespread in the tropics and exert a heavy toll on the existing cattle industry there. This uncontrolled disease situation also discourages investment in cattle industries by private and government sectors. In Africa alone, it is estimated that 125 million head of cattle could be accommodated in the tropical rainbelt if the disease and other animal husbandry factors could be resolved. The potential of efficient cattle production under more favorable conditions prompted various international agencies to establish a multi million dollar International Laboratory for Research in Animal Diseases (ILRAD) in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. In South America, principal sites for raising cattle are shifting to the savannah lands because the more fertile soils are being used for crop produc tion, however, in the savannahs also, disease remains the most powerful deterrent in implementing the cattle industry.
Author : Robert Geoffrey Holmes
Publisher :
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 24,44 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Veterinary medicine
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Page : 176 pages
File Size : 29,77 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Livestock
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Author : Orenge, Caleb Oburu
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 11,10 MB
Release : 2021-01-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 1799864359
African animal trypanosomosis (AAT), also called nagana, is a trans-boundary disease that has had an immense impact on cattle and is ranked among the top global cattle diseases. This and tick-borne diseases have caused major obstacles to sustainable livestock-based agricultural production and food security and are important factors in underdevelopment. Due to decreasing efficacy of available drugs, widespread trypanosome resistance, and the difficulty of sustaining other control measures, there is a need for alternative sustainable strategies to reduce the impact these diseases have on livestock. Combating and Controlling Nagana and Tick-Borne Diseases in Livestock provides the latest empirical research findings on the effects of African animal trypanosomiasis (nagana) and tick-borne disease infection in livestock, their impact on farmer livelihoods, and the measures that can be undertaken to mitigate negative effects and reduce the number of infections. While highlighting topic areas such as disease history and transmission, treatments, and the economic impacts, this book is essential for farmers, animal health and animal production professionals and practitioners, non-government organizations, researchers, academicians, and students working in fields that include but are not limited to agriculture, livestock production, environmental science, veterinary medicine, veterinary pathology, and epidemiology.