Table 5 Estimated annual financial costs of blackleg in the investigated herds for both local zebu and crossbred cattle (in ‘000 USD)
Variables for financial costs | Local zebu cattle | Crossbred cattle | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Av. Prodn losses (Q) | Value (USD) | Av. Prodn losses (Q) | Value (USD) | |
1. Estimated milk losses | 2377.6 L | 1.617 | 4961.4 | 3.374 |
2. Annual mortality losses | 94 (3.57 %) | 21.32 | 43 (3.99 %) | 13.416 |
3. Total work output losses | 665.5 days | 2.642 | 79 days | 0.314 |
4. Total treated animals and costs | 121 animals | 0.206 | 89 animals | 0.169 |
5. Vaccination coverage and costs | 27 % | 0.028 | 22 % | 0.237 |
Total costs in zebu cattle | 25.813 | 17.51 | ||
Annual cost per head for zebu | 0.0098 | 0.0163 | ||
Grand total (local zebu + crossbred) | 43.323 | |||