Table 6 Sensitivity of dairy herd results in Table 4 to 10% increase in the estimating model’s parameter settings
From: Predicted costs and benefits of eradicating BVDV from Ireland
Parameter | New setting* | Naïve herd | Percent change in costs /cow/year |
|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence of PI in purchased animals | 0.00825 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
Probability of biosecurity breakdown to BVD in any one year | 0.1463 | 4.3 | 1.7 |
Milk price (€/litre) | 0.323 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
Replacement heifer cost (€) | 1,177 | 2.1 | 1.0 |
Value of cull cow (€) | 879 | −0.1 | −0.3 |
Veterinary & Medicine charges (€/cow) | 70 | −1.5 | 0.0 |