Simulation modeling to derive the value-of-information for risky animal disease-import decisions

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 171-184

  Disney, W Terry ^a   Peters, Mark A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Marketing Services Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic decision criteria; Foreign animal disease; Import risk analysis; Likelihood analysis; Simulation modeling; Value of information

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0142039151     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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