A unique cost-effective disease surveillance model for southern African village pigs and chickens
Simbizi, Vincent (2023) A unique cost-effective disease surveillance model for southern African village pigs and chickens. PhD thesis, James Cook University.
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Vincent Simbizi created a unique surveillance model to improve disease surveillance in South African village pigs and chickens. The model channels scarce resources and manpower into high-risk areas of the market chain and allows cost effective early detection and control of diseases that affect the livelihood of villagers.
| Item ID: | 81332 |
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| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
| Keywords: | early detection of diseases, pigs, chickens, South Africa, ensemble modelling, zoonotic diseases, chicken farmers, pig farmers, Newcastle disease virus, antimicrobial resistance, avian influenza, biosecurity hotspots |
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| Copyright Information: | Copyright © 2023 Vincent Simbizi |
| Additional Information: | Thesis submitted under the cotutelle agreement between James Cook University, Townsville, Australia and the University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Three publications arising from this thesis are stored in ResearchOnline@JCU, at the time of processing. Please see the Related URLs. The publications are: [Chapter 2] Simbizi, V., Moerane, R., Ramsay, G., Mubamba, C., Abolnik, C., and Gummow, B. (2022) A review of pig and poultry diseases in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, 2000–2020. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 93 (1) [Chapter 3] Simbizi, V., Moerane, R., Ramsay, G., Mubamba, C., Abolnik, C., and Gummow, B. (2021) A study of rural chicken farmers, diseases and remedies in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 194. 105430 [Chapter 5] Simbizi, V., Moerane, R., Ramsay, G., Mubamba, C., Abolnik, C., and Gummow, B. (2022) Using value chain and trade networks in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, as a basis for targeted rural chicken surveillance. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 207. 105713 |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jan 2024 02:54 |
| FoR Codes: | 30 AGRICULTURAL, VETERINARY AND FOOD SCIENCES > 3009 Veterinary sciences > 300905 Veterinary epidemiology @ 60% 30 AGRICULTURAL, VETERINARY AND FOOD SCIENCES > 3003 Animal production > 300304 Animal protection (incl. pests and pathogens) @ 40% |
| SEO Codes: | 10 ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL PRIMARY PRODUCTS > 1004 Livestock raising > 100410 Pigs @ 30% 10 ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL PRIMARY PRODUCTS > 1004 Livestock raising > 100411 Poultry @ 30% 28 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 2801 Expanding knowledge > 280101 Expanding knowledge in the agricultural, food and veterinary sciences @ 40% |
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