Table 4.
Economic losses due to milk loss per affected lactating cow by breed, production system and district
| Production system | District |
Daily milk yield (L) before the illness |
Daily milk loss due to FMD(L) | Duration of reduced production (days) | Quantity of milk lost (L) | Economic losses (USD)a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean(range) | Mean(range) | Mean(range) | Mean(range) | Mean(range) | |||
| MCL | Estie | 3.32 (1.5–10) | 1.65 (0.5–4) | 26 (10–90) | 42.9(5–360) | 23.8 (2.8–200) | |
| Gondar Zuria | 2.7 (1.7–7) | 1.6 (0.5–4) | 23.7 (7–80) | 37.92 (3.5–320) | 21.1 (1.9–177.8) | ||
| Overall | 3 (1.5–10) | 1.62 (0.5–4) | 24.8 (7–90) | 40.2 (3.5–360) | 22.3 (1.9–200) | ||
| Commercial | Gondar town | 12.35 (9–15) | 5.35 (3.5–6) | 32.8 (25–65) | 175.5 (87.5–390) | 97.5 (48.6–216.7) | |
| Overall | 3.6 (1.5–15) | 1.85 (0.5–6) | 25.3 (7–170) | 46.8 (3.5–270) | 26 (1.9–200) | ||
| economic loss by breed | Local | 2.5 (1.5–10) | 1.4 (0–4) | 24.5 (7–80) | 34.3 (0–320) | 19.1 (0–179.2) | |
| cross | 5.9 (3–15) | 2.9 (1–6) | 26.6 (12–90) | 77.14 (12–540) | 42.9 (6.7–302.4) | ||
a
The currency exchange during the current study period was assumed as USD1 = 27 birr.