Table 9 Predicted costs/year for each test required during BVDV eradication from Irish dairy 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 | 24,267 | 47.0 | 1,140,549 | 4.6 | 5.25 | 5.25 | |||||||
2 | 10,677 | 3.0 | 32,032 | 4.0 | 63 | 0.13 | 0.67 | 0.80 | |||||
3 | 6,067 | 142.0 | 861,479 | 4.0 | 63 | 10,313 | 121.18 | 3.45 | 0.38 | 1.25 | 5.08 | ||
4 | 24,267 | 9.0 | 218,403 | 6.0 | 1.31 | 1.31 | |||||||
5 | 6,067 | 1.2 | 7,219 | 4.0 | 63 | 0.03 | 0.45 | 0.48 | |||||