Publication: A traditional cattle trade network in Tak province, Thailand and its potential in the spread of infectious diseases
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2017-01-01
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18365787
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18360939
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Mahidol University
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Animal Production Science. Vol.57, No.1 (2017), 152-160
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Chamrat Khengwa, Papaspong Jongchansittoe, Poonyapat Sedwisai, Anuwat Wiratsudakul A traditional cattle trade network in Tak province, Thailand and its potential in the spread of infectious diseases. Animal Production Science. Vol.57, No.1 (2017), 152-160. doi:10.1071/AN15043 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/41586
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A traditional cattle trade network in Tak province, Thailand and its potential in the spread of infectious diseases
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© CSIRO 2017. Cattle in Thailand are traded by cattle dealers in the cattle markets through informal negotiation processes. The present study aimed to explore a traditional cattle trade network and its potential in the spread of infectious diseases. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted in cattle markets located in Tak province, Thailand. A static weighted directed one-mode network was constructed and geographic locations of sources and destinations of animals were plotted. A total of 210 cattle dealers responded to the questionnaires. The cattle trade network contained 112 sources and destinations of animals and 168 trading activities. The highest generalised weighed in- and out-degree centralities and k-core were observed in the same cattle market at 53.4, 106.7 and 4, respectively. Spatially, cattle dealers could transport animals as far as 774.4 km from the original markets and natural barriers such as mountainous areas tended to dictate the trading routes, premises of animals and magnitude of trading activities. Traditional cattle trading patterns described in this study pose some important challenges to veterinary authorities in tailoring effective prevention and control measures for confronting infectious diseases. This study quantitatively analysed the traffic within a network of cattle trade and found a wide range of spatial movements and a high connectivity of markets to sources and destinations of animals, which may accommodate the spread of infectious diseases within the network. This peace time network analysis could help related authorities to better focus on possible infected premises and to immediately respond once an epidemic occurs.