Table 8 Predicted costs/year for each test required during BVDV eradication from Irish suckler herds
From: Predicted costs and benefits of eradicating BVDV from Ireland
T* | Number of herds | Tests/herd | Tests | Cost/Test (€) | Vet Fee (€) | Culls | Costs/cull (€) | Other Fee (€) | Total Costs (€m) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | Vet | Replace PIs | Other fees | Total | |||||||||
1 | 63,770 | 14.4 | 918,288 | 4.6 | 4.22 | 4.22 | |||||||
2 | 21,044 | 3.0 | 63,132 | 4.0 | 63 | 0.25 | 1.33 | 1.58 | |||||
3 | 15,943 | 50.1 | 798,719 | 4.0 | 63 | 27,102 | 112 | 3.20 | 1.00 | 3.04 | 7.24 | ||
4 | 63,770 | 10.0 | 637,700 | 4.0 | 30 | 2.55 | 1.91 | 4.46 | |||||
5 | 15,943 | 1.2 | 18,972 | 4.0 | 63 | 0.08 | 1.20 | 1.28 | |||||