A Cost–Benefit Analysis of Preparing National Veterinary Services for Transboundary Animal Disease Emergencies

Table 1

Descriptive characteristics of livestock populations and economy in sample countries undergoing PVS Gap analysis in the period 2007–2013, grouped to preserve anonymity.

ID	Livestock units per capita; (2017)	GDP per capita at time of analysis	Estimated proportion of chickens in commercial systems (%)	Estimated proportion of pigs in commercial systems (%)	Net exporter (by total value of trade)	Estimated Pre-Gap Veterinary Services expenditure per livestock unit
1	Less than 0.2	Less than $500	5	5	No	More than $1
2	More than 0.5	Less than $500	13	7	Yes	Between $0.1 and $0.5
3	More than 0.5	$500–$1,000	26	12	Yes	More than $1
4	Between 0.2 and 0.5	$500–$1,000	15	8	No	More than $1
5	Between 0.2 and 0.5	$500-–$1,000	14	8	Yes	Between $0.5 and $1
6	Between 0.2 and 0.5	$500–$1,000	17	9	No	More than $1
7	More than 0.5	$500–$1,000	13	7	No	Less than $0.1
8	Less than 0.2	$1,000 or more	32	13	No	More than $1
9	Less than 0.2	$1,000 or more	36	15	No	Between $0.1 and $0.5
10	Between 0.2 and 0.5	$500–$1,000	17	9	No	Less than $0.1
11	More than 0.5	$500–$1,000	16	9	Yes	Between $0.5 and $1
12	More than 0.5	Less than $500	5	5	Yes	Between $0.1 and $0.5
13	Between 0.2 and 0.5	$1,000 or more	29	12	No	More than $1
14	Less than 0.2	$500–$1,000	11	7	No	Between $0.5 and $1
15	Less than 0.2	$1,000 or more	95	38	No	More than $1
16	Between 0.2 and 0.5	$500–$1,000	32	14	No	Between $0.1 and $0.5
17	More than 0.5	$1,000 or more	60	22	No	Between $0.1 and $0.5
18	Between 0.2 and 0.5	$500–$1,000	52	20	No	Less than $0.1