Implications for Conservation and Trade

Infection of wildlife species with M. bovis has considerable implications for the national and international trade in livestock and wildlife because of the restrictions imposed by the international conventions governing trade with animals and their products from countries infected with M.

bovis. These measures result in revenue losses for game farms and conservation areas particularly in Southern Africa where the different types of wildlife ranching are a profitable private enterprise. For the commercial wildlife industry that is rapidly evolving and expected to exceed the revenue generated from livestock farming in Southern Africa, quarantine regulations not only reduce the monetary value of breeding animals, but also prohibit the sale of live animals of the affected species (Munag’andu et al. 2006; de Garine-Wichatitsky et al. 2013; Michel et al. 2015; Hlokwe et al. 2016).

In some instances, BTB in ecosystems causes them to become conservation islands because of the limitations on the movement of BTB-infected wildlife from these areas, thus not only jeopardizing the conservation of endangered species but also preventing the free exchange of genetic resources between conservation areas.

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Source: Dibaba A.B., Kriek N.P.J., Thoen C.O. (eds.). Tuberculosis in Animals: An African Perspective. Springer,2019. — 453 p.. 2019

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