Cost analysis of options for management of African Animal Trypanosomiasis using interventions targeted at cattle in Tororo District; south-eastern Uganda

Table 1 Full cost of RAP, Veriben B12® injections, deworming and biophysical monitoring (research) for 18 months

Cost items	Intervention cost = X (US$)	Research cost = Y (US$)	Total cost = Z (US$)	X as % of total^a	Y as % of total^a	Z as % of total^a
A) Capital items
Specialised equipment (spray pumps)	583	0	583	0.4	0.0	0.4
Vehicle	2,200	300	2,500	1.4	0.2	1.6
Other equipment (laptop and GPS units)	66	0	66	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total capital	2,848	300	3,148	1.8	0.2	2.0
B) Recurrent expenditure
Spray pump service	450	0	450	0.3	0.0	0.3
Vectocid	3,402	0	3,402	2.1	0.0	2.1
Cattle ear tags and ear tag applicators	0	5,583	5,583	0.0	3.5	3.5
Protective gear (gloves, overalls, masks and gumboots)	362	314	677	0.2	0.2	0.4
Trypanocidal injections (Veriben, needles, syringes, injection water)	3,477	0	3,477	2.2	0.0	2.2
Albendazole 10 % and its administration syringes	1,437	0	1,437	0.9	0.0	0.9
Sample taking, packaging and postage (capillary tubes, lancets, FTA cards and pouches, silica gel desiccants and courier fees)	0	15,682	15,682	0.0	9.8	9.8
Stationery	0	1,400	1,400	0.0	0.9	0.9
Vehicle running and travel	8,758	1,194	9,953	5.5	0.8	6.2
Staff salaries	25,920	43,080	69,000	16.2	26.9	43.1
Staff travel allowances	24,418	17,444	41,862	15.3	10.9	26.2
Payments to village heads and communication	1,049	2,911	3,959	0.7	1.8	2.5
Total recurrent	69,273	87,609	156,881	43.3	54.8	98.0
C) Overall total	72,121	87,909	160,029^a	45.1	54.9	100.0
Project cost per animal for 18 months (n:4,309)	16.7	20.4	37.1	45.1^b	54.9^b	100.0 ^b
Cost per animal per month	0.93	1.13	2.06	45.1^c	54.9^c	100.0^c

^aTotal Project Cost,^bas a percentage of animal cost for 1.5 years, ^cas a percentage of animal cost per month

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