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

Table 4. Estimated losses from an uncontrolled PRRS outbreak (USD millions), by viral strain and farm type.

Strain Farm Type Productivity Losses Mortality Losses Total Losses
Low Virulence Boar Stud 1.2 0.0 1.2
Finishing 2.0 0.3 2.3
Nursery 0.4 0.1 0.5
Sow 0.4 0.1 0.5
Total 4.0 0.4 4.4
Avg. Virulence Boar Stud 2.3 0.0 2.3
Finishing 3.9 2.6 6.5
Nursery 0.7 1.3 2.0
Sow 5.7 0.3 6.0
Total 12.6 4.2 16.8
High Virulence Boar Stud 3.1 0.0 3.1
Finishing 4.5 11.4 15.9
Nursery 0.7 3.2 3.9
Sow 8.3 0.9 9.2
Total 16.6 15.5 32.1

Note: these results are for what we refer to as the baseline scenario.