Table 6.
Mean overall economic losses of FMD per affected herd by district and production system in USD
| Production system |
District/farm |
Milk losses | Mortality losses | Draught power losses | Treatment cost | Overall economic losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (IQR) | Mean (IQR) | Mean (IQR) | Mean (IQR) | Mean (IQR) | ||
| MCL | Estie | 10.8 (0,13.3) | 2.9 (0,0) | 15.2 (1.9,23.5) | 0.28 (0,0) | 29.2 (9.4,34.8) |
| Gondar Zuria | 17.4 (0, 22.2) | 2.52 (0,0) | 19.4 (5.3, 30.7) | 0.02 (0,0) | 44.02 (9.8, 51.9) | |
| MCL Overall | 13.9 (0, 16.6) | 2.73 (0, 0) | 17.2 (4.7, 26.7) | 0.16 (0,0) | 34 (9.4, 44.4) | |
| Commercial | Gondar district | 453.4 (400, 474) | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 5.7 (0, 10.2) | 459.1 (400, 486.2) |
p = .0,007 for differences in mean overall herd level economic loss between districts within the MCL production system. p = .0001 for differences in mean overall herd level economic loss between the MCL production system and commercial dairy farms.
IQR, Interquartile range