The non-medicinal prevention of livestock disease in African rangeland ecosystems

Disease of domestic animals on rangelands is caused by a wide variety of agents (some infectious and some non-infectious). Disease is primarily a function of the ecosystem, where a shift in the relationships of the system components has led to an imbalance between the animal and its environment. The...

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Published inPreventive veterinary medicine Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 165 - 173
Main Author Carles, Alan B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.03.1992
Subjects
AFRICA
AFRIQUE
ANIMAL DOMESTIQUE
ANIMALES DOMESTICOS
CONTROL DE ENFERMEDADES
CONTROLE DE MALADIES
DISEASE CONTROL
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
DRUGS
MEDICAMENT
MEDICAMENTOS
PARCOURS
RANGELANDS
TIERRAS DE PASTOS
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Summary:Disease of domestic animals on rangelands is caused by a wide variety of agents (some infectious and some non-infectious). Disease is primarily a function of the ecosystem, where a shift in the relationships of the system components has led to an imbalance between the animal and its environment. The control and prevention of diseases is by interventions that change the system's composition and/ or function so that the imbalance is corrected. Medicinal interventions play a major role, but may be costly and sometimes are ineffective and deleterious to the environment. Non-medicinal interventions may be just as effective where appropriate, mostly use resources from within the ecosystem and so have the advantage of often being more readily available and cheaper. This is particularly advantageous in the developing world.
Bibliography:L73
9202428
ISSN:0167-5877
1873-1716
DOI:10.1016/0167-5877(92)90047-J