Evaluation of producer and consumer benefits resulting from eradication of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) in Scotland, United Kingdom

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-56

  Weldegebriel, Habtu T ^a   Gunn, George J ^a   Stott, Alistair W ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine viral diarrhoea virus; Economic surplus; Economic welfare effects; Eradication programme

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE DIARRHEA VIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MILK; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BOVINE VIRUS DIARRHEA-MUCOSAL DISEASE; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; DIARRHEA VIRUSES, BOVINE VIRAL; FEMALE; MARKOV CHAINS; MILK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SCOTLAND;

BOVINAE;

EID: 57049161387     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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