Economic Burden of Livestock Abortions in Northern Tanzania
George Semango, Jonathan Yoder, Tito Kibona, John R. Claxton, Joram Buza, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Stephanie S. Johnson, Sarah Cleaveland, Felix Lankester
Abstract
Abstract Livestock abortion is a source of economic loss for farmers, but its economic impact has not been estimated in many Low and Middle-Income Countries. This article presents an estimation methodology and estimates for the gross and net cost of an abortion based on a sample of livestock-owning households in three regions of northern Tanzania and market data. We then generate aggregate estimates of abortion losses across Tanzania. We estimate annual gross and net annual losses of about $263 Million (about TZS 600 billion) and $131 million (about TZS 300 billion), respectively.
Topics & Concepts
TanzaniaLivestockAgricultural economicsSocioeconomicsBusinessGeographyEconomicsNatural resource economicsAgroforestryEnvironmental scienceForestryRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyLivestock Management and Performance Improvement