By Bennett, R. M. and Christiansen, K. and Clifton Hadley, R. S., Veterinary Record, 1999
Description
The direct costs of 30 endemic diseases of farm animals in Great Britain were estimated in a project funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Variables included treatment costs, costs associated with specific disease prevention, magnitude of physical disease effects, such as litres of milk lost, etc. Simple spreadsheet models of each disease were constructed for the livestock population of Great Britain. Results are tabulated for the main diseases of cattle, pigs, sheep and poultry. The spreadsheet models and supporting documentation can be accessed from the website http://www.rdg.ac.uk/AcaDepts/ae/AEM/livestockdisea/
The direct costs of 30 endemic diseases of farm animals in Great Britain were estimated in a project funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Variables included treatment costs, costs associated with specific disease prevention, magnitude of physical disease effects, such as litres of milk lost, etc. Simple spreadsheet models of each disease were constructed for the livestock population of Great Britain. Results are tabulated for the main diseases of cattle, pigs, sheep and poultry. The spreadsheet models and supporting documentation can be accessed from the website http://www.rdg.ac.uk/AcaDepts/ae/AEM/livestockdisea/
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