Table 1.
Costs of biosecurity measures for the solution plan algorithm
| Biosecurity measures | Implementation cost € | Operational cost €/y | Years to last | Depreciation costa €/y | Total cost €/y | References assumptions and comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bqq023_Visitors/traders are not allowed to enter the stables/have direct contact | – | – | Inf. | – | 0 | No costs |
| bqq024_The poultry house is depopulated in one step b | Farm size/10 | – | Inf. | – | Farm size/10 | Indicative cost and arbitrarily was set to 1/10th less broilers are produced × 2 kg of meat × 1 €/kg |
| bqq033_When checking water quality, the water sample is taken at the nipple | – | – | Inf. | – | 0 | No costs |
| bqq045_Visitors are obliged to check in before having entrance to the stables | – | – | Inf. | – | 0 | No costs |
| bqq050_Visitors/personnel are obliged to wash/disinfect hands before entering | 72 + 35.9 | – | 10 | 7.2 | 115.1 | A dispenser costs 72€ www.agrologic.be, assume 10 years amortisation following a linear depreciation and no salvage price. A refill of a hand soap costs 3.59 www.agrologic.be. Assume 10 refills per year. [53] |
| bqq055_Specific preventive measures are taken for the material supply | 72 + 71.8 | – | 10 | 7.2 | 151 | Cost of disinfectant [53] |
| bqq060_The farm is fenced off b | 5000 × number of stables | – | 25 | (5000 × number of stables)/25 | 26/25 × 5000 × number of stables | Indicative cost |
| bqq066_There is natural stagnant water or running water within less than 1 km of the farm | – | – | – | – | – | Not available |
| bqq075_There is a farm specific protocol for vaccination of non-officially controlled diseases that is complied with | 0.02399 × Farm size × Production rounds | – | – | – | 0.02399 × Farm size × Production rounds | Cost of a vaccine × Farm size × Production rounds https://veteriankey.com/poultry-vaccines/ |
| bqq078_The poultry density of the poultry house ≥ 38 kg/m2 b | Farm size/10 | – | – | – | Farm size/10 | Indicative cost and arbitrarily was set to 1/10th less broilers are produced |
| bqq080_There are disinfection baths for vehicles present at the entry of the company | 5200 | – | – | – | 5200 | 20 € × 5 L of disinfectant per week × 52 weeks in a year https://www.sunstar-shop.nl |
| bqq084_The efficacy of cleaning/disinfection is checked by taking a hygienogram | 80 | 4 × 10 | – | – | 120 | This is considered with the logic that taking a hygienogram has the goal to reduce its result. Price of taking hygienogram 4 times per year and a labour cost of 10 euro/h [53] |
| bqq087_There is a FARM-hygiene lock present b | 6000 | – | 10 | – | 6000 | Indicative price |
| bqq096_The drinking water system is fully disconnected and cleaned/disinfected | 20 × 10 | 10 × 8 | Inf. | – | 280 | One full day of labour (8 h × 10 Euro) + cost of disinfectant 10L. |
| bqq101_Material is stored per stable recognisably | 130 × number of stables | – | 5 | – | 130 × number of stables | 130 is the cost of several items per stable [53] |
| bqq102_Stable specific clothing is available | (15 + 30) × (number of workers + 5) × number of stables | – | 3 | – | (15 + 30) × (number of workers + 5) × number of stables | 45 is indicative cost for overall clothing and boots for workers and visitors [53] |
| bqq103b_Roof ventilation is used in the poultry house | – | – | – | – | – | Not included as a proposed intervention |
| bqq103e_Length ventilation is used in the poultry house | – | – | – | – | – | Not included as a proposed intervention |
a
Depreciation cost is implementation cost divided by years to last.
b
The costs of these variables were arbitrarily set due to lack of information and/or assumptions for properly calculating them as they can variate extremely depending on farmers decisions and opportunities.