Table 4.

Losses incurred by farms due to LSD outbreak in Nakuru County (1 USD = 101 KSH; two farms having mixed breeds were excluded in this analysis) per head of cattle.

Losses	Item of loss	Number of animals affected	Mean cost (KSH)	Standard Deviation	Minimum cost (KSH)	Maximum cost (KSH)
Direct losses	Mortality losses per affected indigenous cattle	2	55	66	8	102
	Mortality losses per affected exotic cattle	7	9,485	6,953	500	19,133
	Milk losses per affected indigenous cow	9	831	1,318	0	3,780
	Milk losses per affected exotic cow	29	6,440	16,693	0	88,200
Indirect losses	Cost of treatment of LSD in indigenous case farms	43	691	638	50	4,000
	Cost of treatment of LSD in exotic case farms	59	2,442	2,604	150	12,000
	Cost of vaccination of LSD in indigenous case farms	132	42	9	30	50
	Cost of vaccination of LSD farms with exotic breeds	131	65	39	20	120