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

Table 11.

Loss of profit on a farm with 100 head of cattle.

100-Head Cattle Farm
Annual loss of profit:
Number of test-positive animals 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 16 17 18
Mean final balance by slaughtered animal −270.32 −540.64 −810.96 −1081.28 −1351.60 −2703.20 −4054.79 −4325.10 −4595.40 −4865.80
Reduction in sales revenue −458.10 −1593.17 −2051.27 −2967.47 −4102.54 −8663.18 −12,546.85 −13,681.92 −14,598.12 −15,733.2
Incremental cost of rearing replacement calf 503.06 1006.12 1509.18 2012.24 2515.30 5030.60 7545.90 8048.96 8552.02 9055.08
Annual loss of profit: −1231.48 −3139.93 −4371.41 −6060.99 −7969.44 −16,396.98 −24,147.54 −26,055.99 −27,745.57 −29,654.02
Overall loss of profit over two and a half years:
Number of test-positive animals 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 16 17 18
Mean final balance by slaughtered animal −270.3 −540.6 −811.0 −1081.3 −1351.6 −2703.2 −4054.8 −4325.10 −4595.40 −4865.80
Reduction in sales revenue −1145.25 −3982.93 −5128.17 −7418.68 −10,256.35 −21,657.95 −31,367.13 −34,204.8 −36,495.3 −39,332.9
Incremental cost of rearing replacement calf 1257.65 2515.30 3772.95 5030.60 6288.25 12,576.50 18,864.75 20,122.4 21.38 22,637.7
Overall loss of profit over two and a half years: −2673.22 −7038.86 −9712.08 −13,530.55 −17,896.20 −36,937.65 −54,286.67 −58,652.31 −62,470.78 −66,836.43