Review Article

Methods and Tools Used for Biosecurity Assessment in Livestock Farms in Africa: A Scoping Review

Table 3

Data collected during biosecurity assessment in livestock farms in Africa.

VariablePigsCattlePoultryPoultry and pigsCattle, goats, and sheepTotal
N(%)N(%)N(%)N(%)N(%)N(%)

Assessment concerned
 Aggregated biosecurity measures000013.8000012.4
 Individual biosecurity measure8100.05100.02596.21100.01100.04097.6
Methods used
 Scoring method based on weighting biosecurity measures0000311.5000037.3
 Descriptive evaluation (percentage of farms)8100.0480.02388.51100.01100.03790.3
 Probability estimates based on risk models00120.000000012.4
Feedback of the results sent to the respondent as a recommendation
 Yes000013.8000012.4
 No8100.05100.02596.21100.01100.04097.6