A Mathematical Model of the Transmission Dynamics and Control of Bovine Brucellosis in Cattle

Table 2

Sensitivity indices of parameters.

Description	Parameter	Index
The rate at which infected cattle transmit Brucella infections		+1.0000
The rate at which cattle are recruited into the susceptible class		+1.0000
The rate at which vaccinated cattle lose temporal immunity		+0.4904
The rate at which cattle die naturally in each compartment		-0.5218
The rate at which susceptible cattle are vaccinated		-0.7355
The rate at which cattle recover from Brucella infections		-0.0293
The rate at which cattle die as a result of Brucella infections		-0.5574
The rate at which susceptibles enter the biosecured compartment		-0.2425
The rate at which infected cattle are culled		-0.4107