The estimated long-term impact of tsetse control on the size of the population of cattle in the Didessa Valley, western Ethiopia .
Vet Res Commun
; 19(6): 479-85, 1995.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8619286
ABSTRACT
The long-term impact of tsetse control on cattle population size in the Didessa Valley, western Ethiopia, was analysed using an age-structured population model. A prior analytical assessment revealed that the risk of cattle dying in the tsetse-unprotected villages ranged from 4 to 9 times higher than in the tsetse-protected village. Model results show that during a period of 10 years the cattle population in the tsetse-protected village of Meti is likely to increase from 167 to 583 animals, while that in the adjacent tsetse-unprotected village of Gale remains almost constant. Model simulations also predict that improving the survival rate of calves in the tsetse-unprotected villages of Taikiltu and Temoloko (which presently have calf mortality rates of up to 35% would bring a substantial increase in their cattle population.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Trypanosomiasis
/
Tsetse Flies
/
Cattle Diseases
/
Insect Control
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Year:
1995
Type:
Article