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Socioeconomic impact of African Swine Fever on Pig farming in selected Neighborhoods of Mont-Ngafula, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of The Congo
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Cette étude avait pour objectif d’évaluer l’impact socio-économique de la PPA dans les élevages porcins de quelques quartiers de la commune de Mont-Ngafula à Kinshasa. Une enquête transversale a été menée auprès de 123 éleveurs sélectionnés par échantillonnage non probabiliste. Les données ont été collectées à l’aide d’un questionnaire complété par des observations directes. Les pertes économiques ont été estimées à partir des paramètres zootechniques et de la valeur économique des animaux perdus.
Les résultats ont montré que toutes les exploitations avaient été confrontées à au moins un épisode d’épizootie porcine et que 60 % des éleveurs avaient enregistré des mortalités importantes. Parmi ces épisodes, 79 % ont été attribués à la PPA, tandis que 62 % des exploitations ont déclaré avoir perdu des animaux. Les pertes économiques totales ont été estimées à 450 160 USD. Ces résultats soulignent l’impact socio-économique majeur de la PPA et la nécessité de renforcer les mesures de prévention et de contrôle dans les élevages porcins de Kinshasa.
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