Predicted costs and benefits of eradicating BVDV from Ireland

Table 7 Estimated current average annual BVD losses in Irish beef finisher herds

Herd type*	Number of herds affected	Cattle at risk (head)	Costs/head/yr (€)	Total costs (€m)
PI	6,387	265,078	18	4.7
AB + Recent	1,532	107,218	25	2.7
AB + Older	885	36,712	125	4.6
Naive	1,208	50,150	166	8.4
Total:	10,012	459,158		20.4

*PI-Herds with a PI, AB + antibody positive. For further description of herd types see text.

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