Economic losses due to important diseases of bovines in central India

6. Economic losses due to important diseases of bovines in central India - Dhananjay Singh, Sanjay Kumar, B. Singh and D. Bardhan
Veterinary World, 7(8): 579-585

   doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2014.579-585

 

Dhananjay Singh: Division of Livestock Economics, Statistics and Information Technology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar - 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India; drruchids@gmail.com

Sanjay Kumar: ARIS Cell/Computer Centre, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar - 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India;sanju01@rediffmail.com

B. Singh: Division of Livestock Economics, Statistics and Information Technology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar - 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India; bsingh@ivri.res.in

D. Bardhan: Division of Livestock Economics, Statistics and Information Technology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar - 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India; dwaipayanbardhan@gmail.com

Received: 18-03-2014, Revised: 27-06-2014, Accepted: 03-07-2014, Published online: 09-08-2014

Corresponding author: Dhananjay Singh, email: drruchids@gmail.com

---

Abstract

---

Aim: To analyze the factors associated with morbidity and mortality rates as well as to evaluate economic losses due to important diseases of bovines, viz. mastitis, HS and surra in Purvanchal Region of Uttar Pradesh.
Materials and Methods: A sample of 300 livestock owners were selected from each of five divisions of Purvanchal region of the state of Uttar Pradesh using multistage stratified sampling with simple random sampling without replacement at village level. The morbidity, mortality and case fatality rates due to different diseases were determined using standard statistical indices. Association between cattle morbidity and mortality rates and different factors was calculated by χ2 Test. The total economic loss due to diseases in bovines was worked out as sum of mortality loss, loss in milk yield and cost of treatment of affected animals.
Results: The overall morbidity rates of mastitis, HS and surra in cattle and buffaloes were 15.5%, 7.1% and 5.3%, respectively. The mortality and case fatality due to HS was found higher in the young calves as compared to the adults in case of both buffaloes and cattle. Mortality and case fatality due to surra was greater in the adult animals as compared to the younger ones in case of both buffaloes and cattle. Total losses due to mastitis per lactation in ND cow, CB cow and buffalo were INR 868.34, INR 1, 314.10 and INR 1, 272.36, respectively. Total losses due to HS per animal in ND cows, CB cows and buffaloes were INR 2, 355.78, INR 3, 228.52 and INR 4, 262.57, respectively. Total losses due to surra per animal in ND cow, CB cow and buffalo were INR 3, 328.18, INR 6, 193 and INR 9, 872.33, respectively.
Conclusion: The study thus revealed significant losses due to diseases in large ruminants on. There is thus ample scope for preventive measures to control the disease bovines.
Keywords: buffalo, cattle, disease impact, morbidity, mortality.

---

References

---

1. McInerney, John (1996) Old economics for new problems – livestock disease: Presidential address J Agril Econ. 47(3): 295-314.

2. Singh, B. and Prasad, S. (2008a) Modelling of economic losses due to some important diseases in goats in India, Agril. Econ. Res. Review, 21: 297-302.

3. Singh, B. and Prasad, S. (2008b) Economic evaluation of important cattle diseases in India, Indian Vet J, 85(11): 1207- 10.

4. Singh, R., Prasad. S. and Raghuvanshi, S. (2008) Economic evaluation of Mastitis in Bovine. In: Proceedings of 4th Convocation of Indian Society of Veterinary Surgery, at Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu- Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya evam Go-Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura.

5. Singh, B., Prasad, S., Sinha, D.K. and Verma, M.R. (2013) Estimation of economic losses due to foot and mouth disease in India, Indian J Anim Sci, 83(9): 964-970.

6. Singh, R. (1997) On a model for estimating losses due to Foot and Mouth Disease in India, J. Indian Soc. Agril. Statistics, 50 (2): 135-143.

7. Singh, B. and Prasad, S. (2009) A model assessment of economic losses due to some important diseases in sheep in India. Indian J Anim Sci, 79(12): 1265-68.

8. El-Yuguda, A-D., Baba, S.S., Ambali, A.G. and Egwu, G.O. (2013) Seroprevalence of peste des petits ruminants among domestic, small and large ruminants in the semi-arid region of North-eastern Africa, Vet World, 6: 807-811. http://dx.doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2013.807-811

9. Prabhu, M., Safiullah, A. and Md. Selvam, S. (2004) Evaluation of economic losses due to Foot and Mouth disease in bovines of Salem district, Agril. Econ. Res. Review, 17 (1): 77-84.

10. Shaheen, M.; Pampori, Z.A. and Shah, K.A. (2005) Studies on Foot and Mouth disease outbreaks in Kashmir, Indian Vet J, 82: 1212-1213.

11. Khan, M.I., Hussain, S.N., Bahadar, S., Ali, A. and Shah, I.A. (2008) An outbreak of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in goats in district Chitral, N.W.F.P., Pakistan, ARPN Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science, 3(2): 19-22.

12. Census India. (2011) Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Government of India, New Delhi.

13. Thirunavukkarasu, M. and Prabaharan, R. (1999) Impact of mastitis on dairy farms – An economic analysis, Cherion, 28(6): 188-194.

14. Singh, R. (2009). Economic appraisal of mastitis control programme in bovines. In: Proceedings of Winter School on 'Economic appraisal of livestock disease control projects', Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 12th Feb. – 4th March, 2009. p36-38.

15. Sharma, P.C., Jindal, N., Shukla, C.L., Mata, M.M., Narang, G. And Khokhar, R.S. (2007) Epidemiological observations on Hemmorhagic Septicemia in Haryana state, Indian Vet. J, 84: 144-146.

16. Dua, K. (2001) Incidence, etiology and estimated economic losses due to mastitis in Punjab and in India: An update, Indian Dairyman, 53(10): 41-47.

17. de Alwis, M.C. (1981) Mortality among cattle and buffaloes in Sri Lanka due to Hemorrhagic septicemia, Trop Anim Health Prod, 13(4):195-202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02237925 PMid:6806955

18. Verma, S., Mahajan, N.K. and Malik, G. (2004) An epidemiological study on bovine H.S. in Haryana, Indian J Anim Res, 38(1): 14 -19.

19. Khan, A., Saddique, U. and Ahmad, R. (2006) Sero- surveillance of Hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle and buffaloes in district Malakand, NWFP, Pakistan, J Agr Biol Sci, 1(4): 11-14.

20. Farooq, U., Saeed, Z. and Khan, M. (2011) Sero-surveillance of Hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle and buffaloes in district Dera-Ghazi-Khan, Punjab, Pakistan, Pak. Vet J, 31(3): 254- 256.

21. Sasidhar, P.V.K., Reddy, Y.R. and Rao, B.S. (2002) Economics of mastitis, Indian J Anim Sci, 72 (6): 439-440.

22. Bardhan, D. (2013) Economic losses due to clinical mastitis in organized dairy farms, Indian J Dairy Sci, 66 (2): 168-172.

23. Ozsvari, L., Tilles, C.B., Fux, A. and Biro, O. (2003) The quantification of the economical losses caused by Staphylococcus aureus in a large-scale Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle farm, Acta-Agraria-Kaposvariensis. 7 (1): 1-8.