In many Asian countries, women play a significant but varying role in the management of livestock and the use of common resources plays an important role in animal husbandry, and can affect the health of some types of livestock. This paper concentrates on village livestock in Thailand and makes...

This paper outlines the use of modelling in animal health with an emphasis on Markov chain models. Models that have been used to predict the incidence of disease caused by B. bovis are then examined. The development of a model that enables the use of age specific seroprevalence data to estimate...

In this paper the role of acquired immunity in disease control is examined with particular emphasis on vaccination against B. bovis. A method is then developed to predict the change in disease incidence that will follow the introduction of a vaccination program. This method involves the...

The development and growth of the Thai livestock industry in recent years has been significantly hindered by the level of endemic livestock disease in the South East Asian region. In rapidly developing countries such as Thailand, livestock diseases represent significant costs at the private and...

Traditional characteristics of Thailand’s bovine sector are outlined and its changing nature and structure are considered. Cattle numbers have increased absolutely in relation to buffalo numbers which have declined. Whereas in the early 1980s buffalo numbers considerably exceeded those of...

The overall goal of this project was to develop and evaluate the necessary tools to provide decision makers with reliable animal health information placed in context and analysed appropriately in both Thailand and Australia. This goal was substantially achieved by improving laboratory diagnostic...

At the third meeting of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) Sub-Commission for Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Southeast Asia in February 1997, it was acknowledged that foot-and- mouth disease (FMD) is still present in most Southeast Asian countries, in particular Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos,...

Changes in the economic, demographic and political characteristics of Thailand have had a strong impact on the traditional nature of Thailand’s agriculture and livestock industries over the last few decades. This paper outlines the development of the Thai dairy industry and discusses economic...

There is an increasing focus on disease control programs in developing countries such as Thailand and a growing use of techniques of economic analysis to assist in optimal policy on disease- control. In Thailand, while national vaccination programs have been applied, maintenance of disease free...

Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Asia, Europe, and Africa have caused severe impacts on the poultry sector through bird mortality and culling, as well as resulting trade restrictions and negative demand shocks. Although poultry producers play a major role in preventing...