Village poultry commonly suffer significant disease related losses and a plethora of biosecurity measures is widely advocated as a means to reduce morbidity and mortality. This paper uses a household economy perspective to assess some “economic” considerations determining biosecurity investments of village poultry keepers. It draws on the 2012/13 Tanzania National Panel Survey (TZ-NPS), which covered 1,228 poultry-keeping households. Disease was the most frequently reported cause of bird losses and, in the majority of households, accounted for more than half of reported bird losses. However, given that poultry rarely contributed more than 10% to total annual household income, for 95% of households the value of birds lost to disease represen...
This paper measures the cost of implementing biosecurity on broiler and layer farms in Bali. Farmer ...
Newcastle disease (ND) is a viral disease of poultry with global importance, responsible for the los...
Biosecurity is taking measures to protect animals and humans from harmful biological agents. In comm...
Background: Poultry represents an important sector in animal production, with backyard flocks repres...
Poultry is commonly raised by households in rural Bangladesh. In 2007, the Government of Bangladesh ...
In Bangladesh, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 is endemic in poultry. This study aimed to und...
In Cambodia, most poultry are raised in backyard flocks with a low level of biosecurity, which incre...
In Bangladesh, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 is endemic in poultry. This study aimed to und...
Background: Avian influenza is a serious infectious disease attracting great concerns of the world. ...
<div><p>Newcastle disease (ND) is a viral disease of poultry with global importance, responsible for...
Introduction: Smallholder poultry production is a major contributor to food security and rural livel...
Abstracts Background A questionnaire survey was conducted to assess the biosecurity and other practi...
Poultry industry is an important sector with substantial contribution to the community, nation econ...
In this paper we investigate the role of poultry in households' livelihoods portfolios and the impac...
Village chicken production holds much potential for the alleviation of malnutrition and poverty in r...
This paper measures the cost of implementing biosecurity on broiler and layer farms in Bali. Farmer ...
Newcastle disease (ND) is a viral disease of poultry with global importance, responsible for the los...
Biosecurity is taking measures to protect animals and humans from harmful biological agents. In comm...
Background: Poultry represents an important sector in animal production, with backyard flocks repres...
Poultry is commonly raised by households in rural Bangladesh. In 2007, the Government of Bangladesh ...
In Bangladesh, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 is endemic in poultry. This study aimed to und...
In Cambodia, most poultry are raised in backyard flocks with a low level of biosecurity, which incre...
In Bangladesh, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 is endemic in poultry. This study aimed to und...
Background: Avian influenza is a serious infectious disease attracting great concerns of the world. ...
<div><p>Newcastle disease (ND) is a viral disease of poultry with global importance, responsible for...
Introduction: Smallholder poultry production is a major contributor to food security and rural livel...
Abstracts Background A questionnaire survey was conducted to assess the biosecurity and other practi...
Poultry industry is an important sector with substantial contribution to the community, nation econ...
In this paper we investigate the role of poultry in households' livelihoods portfolios and the impac...
Village chicken production holds much potential for the alleviation of malnutrition and poverty in r...
This paper measures the cost of implementing biosecurity on broiler and layer farms in Bali. Farmer ...
Newcastle disease (ND) is a viral disease of poultry with global importance, responsible for the los...
Biosecurity is taking measures to protect animals and humans from harmful biological agents. In comm...