title: Economics of prophylaxis against peste des petits ruminants and gastrointestinal helminthosis in small ruminants in north Cameroon.
abstract: Data on reproduction and mortality were collected over one year from 5100 sheep and 13,300 goats in treated and control flocks. The treated animals received vaccination against peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and anthelmintics twice a year. Productivity parameters (fecundity and mortality rates) obtained with and without prophylaxis were fitted into a benefit-cost economic analysis model and run for project lifespans varying from one to five years. At a 7% discount rate, the overall benefits for a project lifespan of five years were estimated as over 15 million FCFA and 11 million FCFA for sheep and goats, respectively. The benefit-cost ratio ranged from 2.26 to 3.27 in goats and 3.01 to 4.23 in sheep, depending on the project lifespan. It was concluded that PPR and gastrointestinal helminthosis are important causes of economic losses in small ruminants in Cameroon. A national or even a regional vaccination campaign against PPR and strategic anthelmintic treatment of small ruminants are recommended.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), PO Box 1073, Garoua Cameroon.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Awa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Njoya
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ngo Tama
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002163:Cameroon; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006041:Goats; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000191:economics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D018185:Morbillivirus Infections / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D018107:Peste-des-petits-ruminants virus / Q000276:immunology*; D012098:Reproduction; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000191:economics / Q000662:veterinary*; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000191:economics
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D014765:Viral Vaccines