Abstract
There are several issues limiting the expansion of livestock sector of Pakistan, and depriving farmers of their dairy incomes.
Livestock diseases is one factor which get scant policy attention. The present paper attempts to investigate important factors
which affect the economic losses due to livestock diseases. The study was conducted in five Tehsils of district Faisalabad
using primary data collected from 150 livestock farmers. A log-linear regression model was fitted to delineate the factors
influencing economic losses due to livestock diseases. The results revealed that number of affected animals at a farm,
number of days of illness of an animal, nutrition cost, vaccination cost, and occurrence of Foot and Mouth Disease are
important variables which influence the economic losses due to diseases. Number of affected animals, longevity of disease
period, and occurrence of FMD in particular increase the economic losses while expenditures on nutrition and vaccination
reduce economic losses. Carefully designed policy options which take into account above mentioned variable may improve
the performance of livestock sector.
