Measuring the costs of African animal trypanosomosis, the potential benefits of control and returns to research

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 79-98

  Kristjanson, P M ^a   Swallow, B M ^a   Rowlands, G J ^a   Kruska, R L ^a   De Leeuw, P N ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biophysical model; Economic surplus model; Impact assessment; Livestock productivity; Research returns; Trypanosomosis control; Trypanosomosis vaccine

Indexed keywords

COST; GIS; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PRODUCTIVITY; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

AFRICA;

EID: 0032971996     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(98)00086-9     Document Type: Article

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