Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Expenditures for veterinary services and other costs of disease and disease prevention in 57 California beef herds in the National Animal Health Monitoring System (1988-1989).
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1991
- Authors:
- Hird, D W et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine · United States
Plain-English summary
This study looked at the costs of treating and preventing diseases in 57 beef cow-calf herds in California during 1988-1989. On average, each cow cost about $33.90 per year due to disease, with around $0.78 spent on veterinary services and $1.37 on medications. The most expensive veterinary services were for issues like difficult births, lameness, and eye cancer. For preventing diseases, the average cost was $1.67 per cow per year, mostly focused on reproductive health. Overall, the costs found in this study were similar to those seen in beef herds in Colorado.
Abstract
Data on costs associated with episodes of disease and disease prevention, including expenditures for veterinary services, were collected from 57 California beef cow-calf herds during 1988-1989 as part of the National Animal Health Monitoring System. Mean cost associated with episodes of disease was $33.90/cow-year, with $0.78 and $1.37/cow-year being spent for veterinary services and drugs, respectively. The highest cost for veterinary services related to episodes of disease were for dystocia, lameness, and ocular carcinoma. For disease prevention, mean expenditures for veterinary services were $1.67/cow-year, nearly all of which was spent on prevention of reproductive tract conditions. Preventive expenditures for veterinary services related to female infertility (pregnancy examination), vaccination against brucellosis and male infertility (breeding soundness examination) were $0.72, $0.39, and $0.22/cow-year, respectively. Many costs associated with episodes of disease and disease prevention were similar to those reported from Colorado National Animal Health Monitoring System beef herds.
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