Control and Eradication of Viral Diseases of Ruminants; .: Official and Voluntary Measures - Softcover

Control and Eradication of Viral Diseases of Ruminants; . : Official and Voluntary Measures

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The monitoring and control of infectious animaldiseases, limiting or prevention of their spread andefforts towards their eventual eradication arecentral tasks of the veterinary civil service. Inaddition to the cost-effectiveness of prophylaxisover disease and treatment, the animal welfareaspect is also involved. The purpose of this work isto review, describe and assess the available controlmeasures against four viral infections or diseasesof domestic ruminants. The pertinent Finnish and EUlegislation are outlined and assessed briefly. Thesuccessful eradication of two of the diseases andsignificant reduction of the prevalence of the othertwo in Finland are described in detail. Theefficacies of the official control and eradicationmeasures and of the actions of voluntary controlprogrammes are analyzed using a heuristicformulation for the infection reproduction number(R). The significance of financial compensation fromthe state for the costs incurred and the role ofcontinued surveillance and health monitoring forboth overseeing and maintaining the achieved statusare emphasized. Artikel-Nr. 9783639091601

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