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

Table 12.

Loss of profit on a farm with 500 head of cattle.

500-Head Cattle Farm
Annual loss of profit:
Number of test-positive animals 0 1 2 3 5 10 15 20 25 90
Mean final balance by slaughtered animal −270.32 −540.64 −810.96 −1351.60 −2703.20 −4054.79 −5406.40 −6758.00 −24,328.80
Reduction in sales revenue −1135.07 −2051.27 −2509.37 −4560.64 −9121.28 −13,223.82 −17,784.46 −22,126.23 −79,363.28
Incremental cost of rearing replacement calf 503.06 1006.12 1509.18 2515.30 5030.60 7545.90 10,061.20 12,576.50 45,275.40
Annual loss of profit: −1908.45 −3598.03 −4829.51 −8427.54 −16,855.08 −24,824.51 −33,252.05 −41,460.72 −148,967.44
Overall loss of profit over two and a half years:
Number of test-positive animals 0 1 2 3 5 10 15 20 25 90
Mean final balance by slaughtered animal −270.3 −540.6 −811.0 −1351.6 −2703.2 −4054.8 −5406.40 −6758.00 −24,328.80
Reduction in sales revenue −2837.67 −5128.17 −6273.42 −11,401.60 −22,803.20 −33,059.55 −44,461.15 −55,315.58 −198,408.20
Incremental cost of rearing replacement calf 1257.65 2515.30 3772.95 6288.25 12,576.50 18,864.75 25,153.00 31,441.25 113,188.50
Overall loss of profit over two and a half years: −4365.64 −8184.11 −10,857.33 −19,041.45 −38,082.90 −55,979.09 −75,020.54 −93,514.81 −335,925.46