Optimal tracking and testing of U.S. and Canadian herds for BSE: A value-of-information (VOI) approach

Risk Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 827-840

  Cox Jr , Louis Anthony ^a,b   Popken, Douglas A ^a   VanSickle, John J ^c   Sahu, Ranajit ^d  

^a Cox Associates ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Risk Assessment Consultant   (United States)

Author keywords

BSE risk management; Value of information (VOI)

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COSTS; DISEASES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY (BSE) RISK MANAGEMENT; CATTLES; VALUE OF INFORMATION (VOI);

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; ECONOMICS; INFORMATION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CANADA; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; FOOD QUALITY; HERD; INFORMATION; MARKETING; POLICY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; VALUE OF INFORMATION;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CANADA; CATTLE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MEAT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 27644446572     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00648.x     Document Type: Article

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