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.
| | Variable | Pigs | Cattle | Poultry | Poultry and pigs | Cattle, goats, and sheep | Total | | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) |
| | Assessment concerned | | Aggregated biosecurity measures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | | Individual biosecurity measure | 8 | 100.0 | 5 | 100.0 | 25 | 96.2 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 40 | 97.6 | | Methods used | | Scoring method based on weighting biosecurity measures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.3 | | Descriptive evaluation (percentage of farms) | 8 | 100.0 | 4 | 80.0 | 23 | 88.5 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 37 | 90.3 | | Probability estimates based on risk models | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | | Feedback of the results sent to the respondent as a recommendation | | Yes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | | No | 8 | 100.0 | 5 | 100.0 | 25 | 96.2 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 40 | 97.6 |
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