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. 2020 Dec 18;10(12):2433. doi: 10.3390/ani10122433

Table 9.

Loss of profit on a farm with 25 head of cattle.

25-Head Cattle Farm
Annual loss of profit:
Number of test-positive animals 0 1 2 3 4 5
Mean final balance by slaughtered animal −270.3 −540.6 −811 −1081.30 −1351.60
Reduction in sales revenue −916.2 −1832.40 −2967.47 −3425.57 −4560.64
Incremental cost of rearing replacement calf 503.06 1006.12 1509.18 2012.24 2515.30
Annual loss of profit: −1689.58 −3379.16 −5287.61 −6519.09 −8427.54
Overall loss of profit over two and a half years:
Number of test-positive animals 0 1 2 3 4 5
Mean final balance by slaughtered animal −270.3 −540.6 −811.0 −1081.3 −1351.6
Reduction in sales revenue −2290.50 −4581.00 −7418.68 −8563.93 −11,401.60
Incremental cost of rearing replacement calf 1257.65 2515.30 3772.95 5030.60 6288.25
Overall loss of profit over two and a half years: −3818.47 −7636.94 −12,002.58 −14,675.80 −19,041.45