TITLE:
Financial Losses Associated with Bovine Brucellosis (Brucella abortus) in Carchi-Ecuador
AUTHORS:
Marcelo Ibarra, Martin Campos, Christian Ibarra, Urgilés Gladys, Danny Huera, Milena Gutiérrez, Andrea Chamorro, Luis Núñez
KEYWORDS:
Bovine Brucellosis, Economic Losses, Carchi-Ecuador
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Animal Sciences,
Vol.13 No.2,
April
18,
2023
ABSTRACT: 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.