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Table 4 Estimated current average annual losses from BVD in Irish dairy and suckler herds*

From: Predicted costs and benefits of eradicating BVDV from Ireland

Herd type

Mean cows/herd

Number of herds

Number of cows

Costs/cow/yr (€)

Total costs (€m)

  Suckler

14.2

63,770

905,110

32

29.1

  Dairy**

47.0

24,267

1,140,533

63

71.7

  1. * Before accounting for the net benefit of vaccine use.
  2. **Average of naïve herd costs at €57/cow/year and PI herd costs at €69/cow/year.
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Irish Veterinary Journal

ISSN: 2046-0481