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Perspectives on the 2003 and 2004 avian influenza outbreak in Bali and Lombok
Author(s) -
Simmons Phil
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
agribusiness
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1520-6297
pISSN - 0742-4477
DOI - 10.1002/agr.20101
Subject(s) - outbreak , influenza a virus subtype h5n1 , agribusiness , econlit , government (linguistics) , indonesian , work (physics) , poultry farming , economic growth , geography , socioeconomics , agricultural science , business , agricultural economics , economics , political science , biology , agriculture , engineering , mechanical engineering , linguistics , virus , philosophy , archaeology , medline , virology , forestry , law
In this article, background research for potential policies to contain avian influenza (AI) in Southeast Asia is provided. The author discusses (a) factors influencing spread of AI in Indonesia, (b) ways animal health institutions in Indonesia work, (c) risk associated with AI, and (d) a possible framework for analyzing effectiveness of public and private responses to the disease. The government of Indonesia (GOI) policies and responses to the outbreak in the eastern islands' poultry industry are described. Based on interviews, Indonesian farmer responses may be affected by five factors: (1) geographical location of the farm, (2) time since the outbreak began, (3) whether the farmer was a layer, broiler, or kampung (local) chicken producer, (4) size and development of the farm, and (5) contractual arrangements under which production is occurring. A bioeconomic framework suitable for analyzing these problems is developed and presented. [EconLit citations: I180, Q130] © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Agribusiness 22: 435–450, 2006.