Title
Additional Data on Livestock Health in Band-i-Amir (update to the report "A Field Mission of the Ecosystem Health Component to Band-e-Amir in May-June 2007")
Author(s)
Ostrowski, S., A.M. Rajabi and H. Noori.
Abstract
Monitoring the health status of livestock is critical in assessing disease risk to wild animals. This is particularly true in Afghanistan since the potential for inter-species transmission is high given the amount of cohabitation between domestic and wild animals. This addendum document to the WCS Ecosystem Team's 2007 report compiles the results of investigations into health issues within domestic sheep and goats in Band-e-Amir (such as Foot-and-Mouth diease) and discusses the development of policies in the future to reduce disease transmission into wild ungulate populations such as the Marco Polo sheep.
Keywords
Band-e-Amir, Band-i-Amir, Bamyan, Bamiyan, Marco Polo sheep, ibex, urial, inter-species, disease transmission, emerging diseases, domestic livestock, wild ungulates, blood sampling, serological testing, parasite load
Access Full Text
Back
DMX625600000