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. 2022 Sep 9;17(9):e0274382. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274382

Table 3. Economic loss (USD) due to mortality or morbidity per type of animal.

Associated Cost Type of Animal a Avg. (Min, Max) Description Source
Mortality (P) Sows 42 (31, 54) Market price of live sows. [37]
Nursery pigs 25 (10, 40) Market price of pigs 10–40 lb. [37]
Feeder pigs, Hogs 46 (10, 82) Market price for pigs > 40 lb. [37]
Boars 30 (17, 44) Price of live animal basis [37]
Morbidity b (V) Sows 3 (1.60, 4.90) Decrease in wean pigs’ production [10, 38]
Nursery pigs 0.30 Decrease of conversion rates [33]
Feeder pigs, Hogs 0.30 Decrease of conversion rates [33]
Boars 133 (127, 138) Doses of semen discarded [39, 40]

a Sows are confined in sow farms, nursery pigs in nursey farms, feeder pigs in finishing farms, and boars in boar stud farms.

b Decrease in Production Per Infected Animal-Week