Research Article

Transmission Dynamics of Bovine Anaplasmosis in a Cattle Herd

Table 2

Parameter values and sensitivity indices for each of the parameters for the bovine anaplasmosis model (12).

Parameter DescriptionValue (1/day)Sensitivity index

Juvenile cattle recruitment rate
Adult cattle recruitment rate
Nymph recruitment rate
Cattle transmission probability
Cattle transmission probability
Ticks transmission probability
Devices transmission probability
Tick biting rate
Devices contact rate
Cattle natural death rate
Ticks natural death rate
Mechanical device decay rate
Disease-induced mortality rate
Disease progression rate
Disease progression rate
Disease progression rate
Juvenile cattle maturation rate
Nymph ticks maturation rate
Devices contamination rate
Fraction in cattle
Fraction in ticks