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Modelling Impacts To Livestock Risk

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Modelling Animals Husbandry Risks

Recognition of the fact that individual health depends on the people and animals around us, and the environment in which we develop. Achieving comprehensive health requires sustained actions for improved quality of life, human as well as that of domesticated species and the ecosystems of which we form part of. In this line of thinking, disaster risk management should also include measures to attend to animals—whether production or companions—during a catastrophe. Livestock represents 40% of the global value of agricultural production and is the mainstay of livelihoods and food security for almost more than a billion people. Livestock refers here to both rustic and intensive production. Rustic, artisanal or backyard production, which applies little or no technology, lacks infrastructure, and given the absence of good practices of animal raising, furthers the appearance and spread of diseases.

Intensive livestock production, which modifies production systems to supply an ever-growing human population that demands more and more animal protein, can also place public and animal health at risk if the necessary biosafety measures are not applied. So clearly disaster response cannot be limited to saving human lives alone. It must also protect and reinforce the livelihoods of the affected populations. Catastrophe risk management means strengthen and protecting livelihoods and productive assets, including livestock, working animals, tools and seeds. Thus, animal welfare is vital to disaster risk management and reduction. It lowers vulnerability and increases resilience by significantly reducing the suffering of a community, accelerates time to rehabilitation and recovery, while lowering subsequent dependence on humanitarian relief.

Modelling Catastrophes Impacting Animal Husbandry

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Livestock Vulnerability, Exposure & Risk Impact Modelling

Datadriven Livestock Models

Livestock contribution to the economy, food security, livelihood, etc. should not be underestimated. Livestock have countless functions, they have direct economic value and a multiplicity of indirect values, for farming, nutritional, savings, transportation and cultural value. They can also be a  guarantee to obtain loans and a safety net during times of crisis. When animals are lost in natural disasters their value can be incorporated in the indirect losses. However, this can be more difficult to observe yet is it can sometimes be more significant than (other) direct financial losses. Furthermore, the economic repercussion of non-epidemic or epidemic disasters should not be regarded as less important, because the focus is usually on catastrophes and emergencies of an epidemic type. However, a non-epidemic disasters can be lethal (creating disease in) (to) a large quantity of animals. Natural disasters such as, volcanoes, floods, droughts, wildfires, cyclones can all lead to epidemic disasters in animals with ofcourse economic consequences.

Quantifying Livestock Risks & Losses

Our team at Infinite Observations can identify and assist in the quantification of cost-benefit analysis of interventions through our assessment, analytical, visualization, management and operational tools and help mitigate the economic impact regarding livestock. We can help develop risk control practices and alternative approaches. Estimating damages caused by localized, small-scale extensive disasters (low intensity and high frequency) that can be economically debilitating can be challenging as opposed to high-intensity and low-recurrence (intensive risk) disasters. The economic losses from livestock can be determined implicitly or explicitly when reporting (direct or indirect) losses related to contents, inventory, business disruption, etc. To mitigate losses resulting livestock, spatial and temporal factors are crucial. Other factors such as seasonality, building codes, regulation and practices as well as industry are also be taken into account.  

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