Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry 2020 Volume 36, Issue 1, Pages: 115-126
https://doi.org/10.2298/BAH2001115R
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Livestock Protective Fencing (LPF) to protect dairy cattle against vectors in Serbia - project processes and methodology
Rayaisse Jean-Baptiste (Centre International de Recherche - Développement sur l’Elevage en zone Subhumide (CIRDES), Bobo - Dioulasso, Burkina Faso)
Bauer Burkhard (Free University of Berlin, Institute for Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Berlin, Germany)
Pavlović Ivan (Scientific Veterinary Institute of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia)
Bingulac Branislav ("Milcommerce Ltd.", Belgrade-Zemun, Serbia)
Jovanović Ljubiša (Serbian Dairy Association, Belgrade, Serbia)
Beltran-Alcrudo Daniel (FAO, Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, Budapest, Hungary)
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is among a number of vector-borne diseases (VBDs)
threatening the Balkans and therefore, preventing feeding of insects on
cattle would reduce the spread of VBDs. In order to test the efficiency of
Livestock Protective Fences (LPF) in the protection of dairy cattle from
insect bites, a case-control study was conducted, in the districts of
Nišava, Pirot and Pčinja, Southern Serbia. It consisted in comparing the
number of biting flies collected within time, between 10 farms protected
with LPF and 10 non protected ones. The insects were collected using two
types of traps; the monoconical Vavoua trap set outside in between forested
areas or rivers and the actual farm, and the BGsentinel trap baited with
CO2, placed in proximity of the cattle but outside the stable. Vectors were
collected every 15 days for 48 hours from May to October 2018 and kept in
vials containing 70% of ethanol. Catches per trap were separately stored and
for each trap, insects were classified according to species and sex and then
counted. Data on milk parameters were analyzed separately, on data collected
within protected farms, before and after the LPF deployment, and on data
without protection at all. It was not possible to detect a direct impact of
LPF on vector densities but the number of bacteria colonies (CFU) values
were reduced. Some corrections/adaption in the methodology used may lead to
better impact.
Keywords: Serbia, lumpy skin disease, vectors borne diseases, Livestock Protective Fence, milk quality