An evaluation of financial losses due to bovine fasciolosis in Senanga and Shang'ombo distric... more An evaluation of financial losses due to bovine fasciolosis in Senanga and Shang'ombo districts in the Western Province of Zambia was carried out retrospectively using abattoir records obtained from Senanga District Veterinary office. The study covered a period of 10 years from January 2001 to December 2010. Budgetary analysis was used to estimate annual financial losses arising from whole liver condemnations. Findings of the study indicate that LL8,477 catlle were slaughtered and the same number of livers examined from 2001-2010, out of which 24,060 (20,77o/o) whole livers were condemned due to fasciolosis, resulting in a direct financial loss of approximately zl4K 1.2 billion which is currently equivalent to approximately US$ 245,000. This implies an annual loss of approximately US$ 24,500 for the 2 districts only. Considering that large portions of Western, Northwestern, Southern, Central and Northern provinces are flood plains and therefore equally prone to fasciolosis, thes...
An evaluation of financial losses due to bovine fasciolosis in Senanga and Shang'ombo distric... more An evaluation of financial losses due to bovine fasciolosis in Senanga and Shang'ombo districts in the Western Province of Zambia was carried out retrospectively using abattoir records obtained from Senanga District Veterinary office. The study covered a period of 10 years from January 2001 to December 2010. Budgetary analysis was used to estimate annual financial losses arising from whole liver condemnations. Findings of the study indicate that LL8,477 catlle were slaughtered and the same number of livers examined from 2001-2010, out of which 24,060 (20,77o/o) whole livers were condemned due to fasciolosis, resulting in a direct financial loss of approximately zl4K 1.2 billion which is currently equivalent to approximately US$ 245,000. This implies an annual loss of approximately US$ 24,500 for the 2 districts only. Considering that large portions of Western, Northwestern, Southern, Central and Northern provinces are flood plains and therefore equally prone to fasciolosis, thes...
An evaluation of financial losses due to bovine fasciolosis in Senanga and Shang'ombo distric... more An evaluation of financial losses due to bovine fasciolosis in Senanga and Shang'ombo districts in the Western Province of Zambia was carried out retrospectively using abattoir records obtained from Senanga District Veterinary office. The study covered a period of 10 years from January 2001 to December 2010. Budgetary analysis was used to estimate annual financial losses arising from whole liver condemnations. Findings of the study indicate that LL8,477 catlle were slaughtered and the same number of livers examined from 2001-2010, out of which 24,060 (20,77o/o) whole livers were condemned due to fasciolosis, resulting in a direct financial loss of approximately zl4K 1.2 billion which is currently equivalent to approximately US$ 245,000. This implies an annual loss of approximately US$ 24,500 for the 2 districts only. Considering that large portions of Western, Northwestern, Southern, Central and Northern provinces are flood plains and therefore equally prone to fasciolosis, thes...
An evaluation of financial losses due to bovine fasciolosis in Senanga and Shang'ombo distric... more An evaluation of financial losses due to bovine fasciolosis in Senanga and Shang'ombo districts in the Western Province of Zambia was carried out retrospectively using abattoir records obtained from Senanga District Veterinary office. The study covered a period of 10 years from January 2001 to December 2010. Budgetary analysis was used to estimate annual financial losses arising from whole liver condemnations. Findings of the study indicate that LL8,477 catlle were slaughtered and the same number of livers examined from 2001-2010, out of which 24,060 (20,77o/o) whole livers were condemned due to fasciolosis, resulting in a direct financial loss of approximately zl4K 1.2 billion which is currently equivalent to approximately US$ 245,000. This implies an annual loss of approximately US$ 24,500 for the 2 districts only. Considering that large portions of Western, Northwestern, Southern, Central and Northern provinces are flood plains and therefore equally prone to fasciolosis, thes...
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