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dc.contributor.authorStott, Alistair W
dc.contributor.authorHumphry, Roger W
dc.contributor.authorGunn, George J
dc.contributor.authorHiggins, Isabella
dc.contributor.authorHennessy, Thia
dc.contributor.authorO’Flaherty, Joe
dc.contributor.authorGraham, David A
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-20T16:25:41Z
dc.date.available2018-09-20T16:25:41Z
dc.date.issued2012-01-01
dc.identifier.citationStott, Alistair W; Humphry, Roger W; Gunn, George J; Higgins, Isabella; Hennessy, Thia; O’Flaherty, Joe; Graham, David A (2012). Predicted costs and benefits of eradicating bvdv from ireland. Irish Veterinary Journal 65 ,
dc.identifier.issn2046-0481
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10379/14031
dc.description.abstractBovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) causes an economically important endemic disease (BVD) of cattle in Ireland and worldwide. Systematic eradication by detection and removal of infectious (BVDV carrier) cattle has been successful in several regions. We therefore assessed the benefits (disease losses avoided) and costs (testing and culling regime) of a potential eradication programme in Ireland. Published bio-economic models of BVDV spread in beef suckler herds and dairy herds were adapted to estimate potential benefits of eradication in Ireland. A simple model of BVDV spread in beef finisher herds was devised to estimate the benefits of eradication in this sector. A six year eradication programme consisting of 5 inter-related virological and serological testing programmes is outlined and costed. We found that the annualised benefits of BVDV eradication in Ireland exceeded the costs by a factor of 5 in the beef suckler sector and a factor of 14 in the dairy sector. Corresponding payback periods were 1.2 and 0.5 years respectively. These results highlight the significant economic impact of BVDV on the Irish cattle industry and suggest a clear economic benefit to eradication using the proposed approach. This type of cost-benefit analysis is considered an essential prerequisite prior to undertaking an eradication campaign of this magnitude.
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
dc.relation.ispartofIrish Veterinary Journal
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/
dc.subjectbvdv
dc.subjecteradication
dc.subjectcost benefit analysis
dc.subjectbovine viral diarrhea
dc.subjectbeef herds
dc.subjectuk cattle
dc.subjectvirus
dc.subjectinfection
dc.subjectoutbreaks
dc.subjectlivestock
dc.subjectscotland
dc.titlePredicted costs and benefits of eradicating bvdv from ireland
dc.typeArticle
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/2046-0481-65-12
dc.local.publishedsourcehttps://irishvetjournal.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/2046-0481-65-12
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