Economic impact of ticks and tick-borne diseases on cattle production systems around Lake Mburo National Park in South Western Uganda

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 731-739

  Ocaido, M ^a   Muwazi, R T ^a   Opuda, J Asibo ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Economic cost; Lake Mburo Area; Pastoral and ranch cattle herds; Ticks and tick borne diseases

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; TICK; TICK BORNE DISEASE; UGANDA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; TICK CONTROL; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TICKS; UGANDA;

BOS; HEXAPODA; IXODIDA;

EID: 67349126596     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-008-9245-z     Document Type: Article

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