An Economic Threshold for Tick Control considering Multiple Damages and Probability-Based Damage Functions
The economic threshold for thick infestations on Zambian cattle was analyzed considering both direct production losses and mortality from transmitted diseases. Probability theory applied to mortality risks was used to derive the functional form for disease damage. With only noninfectious ticks, the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Western Agricultural Economics Association
1998-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics |
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| Online Access: | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/31204 |