摘要
Brucellosis is an infectious disease of worldwide distribution, which has a great economic impact due to the productive and reproductive losses that it causes, in addition to the serious public health problem. The aim of this study is to estimate the economic losses, through financial analysis, caused by bovine brucellosis in the province of Carchi, over a one-year period. A random sampling was used to determine the prevalence in the study area, where 2976 animals were considered, and the Rose Bengal (RB) test was used as a screening test and the Fluorescence Polarized Assay (FPA) as a confirmatory test, obtaining a prevalence of 8.2% (244/2976). In addition, parameters associated to the losses caused by brucellosis in cattle were determined by literature review. To estimate costs, field information was collected through a survey of a total of 100 randomly selected farmers. The loss estimated due to calves lost as a result of abortions and neonatal death was USD. 79170.00. The loss due to death of 4 cows as a result of metritis was estimated at USD. 5000.00. The cost of examination and treatment of aborted cows was USD. 20100.00. The losses due to reduction in milk production from aborted and non-aborted seropositive cows were estimated at USD. 158114.21. The financial losses due to brucellosis in province of Carchi were estimated at USD. 262384.21.
Brucellosis is an infectious disease of worldwide distribution, which has a great economic impact due to the productive and reproductive losses that it causes, in addition to the serious public health problem. The aim of this study is to estimate the economic losses, through financial analysis, caused by bovine brucellosis in the province of Carchi, over a one-year period. A random sampling was used to determine the prevalence in the study area, where 2976 animals were considered, and the Rose Bengal (RB) test was used as a screening test and the Fluorescence Polarized Assay (FPA) as a confirmatory test, obtaining a prevalence of 8.2% (244/2976). In addition, parameters associated to the losses caused by brucellosis in cattle were determined by literature review. To estimate costs, field information was collected through a survey of a total of 100 randomly selected farmers. The loss estimated due to calves lost as a result of abortions and neonatal death was USD. 79170.00. The loss due to death of 4 cows as a result of metritis was estimated at USD. 5000.00. The cost of examination and treatment of aborted cows was USD. 20100.00. The losses due to reduction in milk production from aborted and non-aborted seropositive cows were estimated at USD. 158114.21. The financial losses due to brucellosis in province of Carchi were estimated at USD. 262384.21.
作者
Marcelo Ibarra
Martin Campos
Christian Ibarra
Urgilés Gladys
Danny Huera
Milena Gutiérrez
Andrea Chamorro
Luis Núñez
Marcelo Ibarra;Martin Campos;Christian Ibarra;Urgilés Gladys;Danny Huera;Milena Gutiérrez;Andrea Chamorro;Luis Núñez(Facultad de Industrias Agropecuarias y Ciencias Ambientales. Carrera Agropecuaria. Universidad Politécnica Estatal del Carchi (UPEC). Antisana S/N y Av Universitaria, Tulcán Ecuador. Doctorando de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina;Universidad Politécnica Estatal del Carchi (UPEC). Antisana S/N y Av Universitaria, Tulcán, Ecuador;Facultad de Industrias Agropecuarias y Ciencias Ambientales, Carrera Agropecuaria, Tulcán, Ecuador;Universidad Politécnica Estatal del Carchi, Maestrante, Centro de Postgrado, Tulcán, Ecuador;Facultad de Comercio Internacional, Administración y Economía Empresarial, Carrera de Comercio Exterior, Universidad Politécnica Estatal del Carchi, Tulcán, Ecuador;Facultad de Industrias Agropecuarias y Ciencias Ambientales, Carrera de Enfermería, Universidad Politécnica Estatal del Carchi, Carchi, Ecuador;Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Carrera de Medicina Veterinaria, One Health Research Group, Universidad de Las Américas (UDLA), Quito, Ecuador)
