Journal article
A cross-sectional survey of population demographics, the prevalence of major disease conditions and reason-specific proportional mortality of domestic cattle in the Kingdom of Bhutan
A Hidano, K Dukpa, K Rinzin, B Sharma, N Dahal, MA Stevenson
Preventive Veterinary Medicine | ELSEVIER | Published : 2016
Abstract
We describe the population demographics, rudimentary measures of reproductive performance, the prevalence of major disease conditions and reason-specific proportional mortality for cattle owned by villagers in 16 dzongkhags (districts) in Bhutan based on the findings of a cross-sectional study carried out between March 2012 and May 2014. The animal health issues that were of concern for livestock owners are also identified. Study households were selected using a stratified, two-stage cluster design. Districts (dzongkhags) formed the strata. Villages within dzongkhags were the first sampling stage and households within villages the second sampling stage. All cattle within each selected househ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This project was supported by the Commission of European Communities Support to the Livestock Sector of Bhutan Project ASIE/2004/04/989. AH was supported by the Heiwa Nakajima Foundation Scholarship. The funding sources had no involvement in the study design, the collection, analysis and interpretation of data, and the content of and the decision to submit the article for publication.