| Trade communities and their spatial patterns in the German pork production network. | |
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PMID: 21111498 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The German trade network of pig holdings and related enterprises for the time period of 01 June 2006-31 December 2008 was analyzed. Available data comprised of the entire German trade information with about 121,287 pig premises and their links in the pork production chain (breeders to slaughter houses). During the study period, 330,000 trade connections between premises were recorded. Communities which are large scale structures comprising of premises which are in close trade contact with each other were detected by modularity maximization. Almost 97% of the pig holdings could be assigned to one of nine major communities. Contacts between communities are rare. Trade communities do not only form spatial clusters, but were also associated with specific regions within the territory of Germany. Communities are to some extent separated by 'trade borders', which may impede disease spread. Interestingly, the trade borders often failed to match with administrative borders of the German federal states. This finding is important, because it illustrates the need for new strategies of cross-border disease management strategies. |
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Authors:
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H H K Lentz; M Konschake; K Teske; M Kasper; B Rother; R Carmanns; B Petersen; F J Conraths; T Selhorst |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-12-15 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Preventive veterinary medicine Volume: 98 ISSN: 1873-1716 ISO Abbreviation: Prev. Vet. Med. Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-12-27 Completed Date: 2011-01-31 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8217463 Medline TA: Prev Vet Med Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 176-81 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Institute of Epidemiology, Seestr. 55, 16868 Wusterhausen, Germany. |
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Animal Husbandry
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methods* Animals Commerce* Disease Transmission, Infectious / veterinary* Female Germany Humans Male Meat / standards Space-Time Clustering Swine Swine Diseases / epidemiology*, transmission* Transportation |
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