Table 8.
Predicted costs/year for each test required during BVDV eradication from Irish suckler herds
|
T* |
Number of herds |
Tests/herd |
Tests |
Cost/Test (€) |
Vet Fee (€) |
Culls |
Costs/cull (€) |
Other Fee (€) |
Total Costs (€m) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Vet | Replace PIs | Other fees | Total | |||||||||
| 1 |
63,770 |
14.4 |
918,288 |
4.6 |
|
|
|
|
4.22 |
|
|
|
4.22 |
| 2 |
21,044 |
3.0 |
63,132 |
4.0 |
63 |
|
|
|
0.25 |
1.33 |
|
|
1.58 |
| 3 |
15,943 |
50.1 |
798,719 |
4.0 |
63 |
27,102 |
112 |
|
3.20 |
1.00 |
3.04 |
|
7.24 |
| 4 |
63,770 |
10.0 |
637,700 |
4.0 |
|
|
|
30 |
2.55 |
|
|
1.91 |
4.46 |
| 5 | 15,943 | 1.2 | 18,972 | 4.0 | 63 | 0.08 | 1.20 | 1.28 | |||||
*Test 1: Tag calves, 2: Herd completion, 3: Remove PIs, 4: Surveillance, 5: Confirm PIs.