Abstract

Economic losses incurred because of diseases are caused by morbidity, mortality, and costs incurred due to disease management, vaccination, deworming, antibiotic resistance, and restrictions on worldwide trade. The annual cost associated with parasitic diseases in sheep and cattle in Australia has been estimated at one billion dollars and is estimated to be tens of billions of dollars worldwide. In India at the annual 10% incidence level, the estimated total loss due to peste des petits ruminants in sheep and goats was INR 5041.5 million and INR 11,074.6 million respectively. Cutaneous myiasis (fly strike) has a great effect on the wool industry, and economic involvement for preventive techniques to fight the infestation is approximately AU$4 per sheep. Mastitis, foot-and-mouth disease, and avian influenza have been observed as economically important diseases that result in the incurment of heavy financial losses. Total disease costs have been estimated at up to 20% of the turnover in developed countries and as high as 35%–50% of turnover within the livestock sector in the developing world.

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