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Economic Losses from Pseudorabies Infection in a Swine Farrowing Herd
Author(s) -
Kliebenstein James,
Patterson Dennis,
Moore Kevin,
Thawley David
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
applied economic perspectives and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.4
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2040-5804
pISSN - 2040-5790
DOI - 10.1093/aepp/10.2.217
Subject(s) - pseudorabies , outbreak , herd , livestock , veterinary medicine , zoology , biology , agricultural science , virology , medicine , virus , ecology
Disease causes losses in many forms for livestock producers. This study evaluates swine farrowing losses resulting from a pseudo rabies outbreak. Losses are estimated through a case study of detailed records available from a swine production firm that operates numerous farrowing facilities. Pig production loss levels were estimated through use of regression techniques. For the firm a pseudorabies outbreak resulted in a 5.28 percentage point reduction in pigs weaned over a 17 week period. This resulted in an economic loss of $16.21 per sow farrowed over the outbreak period.