Table 1.

Government costs used in controlling a Rift Valley Fever outbreak

Cost category	Cow‐calf	Dairy	Feedlot	Swine	Sheep
Cost of appraisal for slaughter ($/herd)a	95.35	95.35	238.37	95.35	95.35
Cost of cleaning and disinfection ($/herd)a	1776.40	3762.80	11 173.75	1279.81	1776.40
Fixed costs of surveillance ($/herd)b	225.7	225.7	225.7	225.7	225.7
Variable costs of surveillance ($/visit)b	84.64	84.64	112.85	84.64	84.64
Quarantine costs($/animal/day)b	1.41	1.41	1.41	1.41	1.41
Euthanasia ($/animal)a	27.91	5.7	5.79	27.91	4.1
Carcass disposal ($/animal)a	14.97	2.24	2.08	2.89	14.97
Fixed costs of vaccination ($/herd)b	338.55	564.25	902.8	654.25	338.55
Variable costs of vaccination ($/animal)b	6.77	6.77	6.77	6.77	6.77

Assumed 28‐day quarantine period with all susceptible premises in each state incurring quarantine. Assumed 3 surveillance visits per herd.

^aPendell (2006) inflated to 2009 dollars.

^bElbakidze et al. (2009) inflated to 2009 dollars.

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