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Cost-benefit analysis of management practices for ewes lame with footrot
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Winter, Joanne R. and Green, Laura E. (2017) Cost-benefit analysis of management practices for ewes lame with footrot. The Veterinary Journal, 220 . pp. 1-6. doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2016.11.010 ISSN 1090-0233.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2016.11.010
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the cost-benefit of different strategies to treat and control ovine footrot. In November 2006, 162 sheep farmers in England responded to a survey on prevalence and management of lameness. The costs of lameness per ewe per year (PEPY) were calculated for 116 flocks. Linear regression was used to model the overall cost of lameness PEPY by management method. Associations between farmer satisfaction and time and money spent managing lameness were investigated. The median prevalence of lameness was 5% (inter-quartile range, IQR, 4-10%). The overall cost of lameness PEPY in flocks with ≥10% lameness was UK£6.35 versus £3.90 for flocks with <5% lameness. Parenteral antibiotic treatment was associated with a significantly lower overall cost of lameness by £0.79 PEPY. Routine foot trimming and foot bathing were associated with significantly higher overall costs of lameness PEPY of £2.96 and £0.90, respectively. Farmers satisfied with time managing lameness spent significantly less time (1.46 h PEPY) than unsatisfied farmers (1.90 h PEPY). Farmers satisfied with money spent managing lameness had significantly lower treatment (£2.94 PEPY) and overall (£5.00 PEPY) costs than dissatisfied farmers (£5.50 and £7.60 PEPY, respectively). If the farmers in this study adopted best practice of parenteral antibiotic treatment with no routine foot trimming, and minimised foot bathing for treatment/prevention of interdigital dermatitis, the financial benefits would be approximately £4.65 PEPY. If these costs are similar on other farms the management changes would lead to significant economic benefits for the sheep industry.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | S Agriculture > SF Animal culture | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Footrot in sheep -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain, Ewes, Lameness in sheep | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | The Veterinary Journal | ||||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1090-0233 | ||||||||
Official Date: | February 2017 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 220 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1-6 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.tvjl.2016.11.010 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 28 April 2017 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 21 November 2017 | ||||||||
Funder: | University of Warwick Undergraduate Research Scholarship |
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