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Network analysis of regional livestock trade in West Africa

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GAINESVILLE, FL – In a new paper published in PLoS ONE today, Dr. Olivier Walther and colleagues produced the first comprehensive mapping of the West African livestock trade network. Their network analysis of more than 42,000 movements from 2013-17 shows that live animals flow through well-defined, long distance trade corridors and that border markets are important hubs in the regional network. The paper was co-authored by Valerie C. Valerio (lead author, UF), Olivier J. Walther (UF), Marjatta Eilittä, Brahima Cissé, Rachata Muneepeerakul (ABE, UF), Gregory A. Kiker (ABE, UF)

Read Network analysis of regional livestock trade in West Africa in PLoS ONE.