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

Table 4

Economic and production parameters applied within the disease costing models for each species.

Variable	Value
Chickens
Proportion of chicken population in intensive production	Approximated to Gilbert et al. [22]
Vaccination coverage HPAI	0–40 (major); 0 (limited)
Time to price recovery	3 months (major); 0 months (limited)
Affected population downtime	Breeders 9 months; Layers and broilers 3 months
Price change, eggs	−50% (−25% to −75%)
Price change, broilers	−60% (−40% to −80%)
Price change, pullets	−75% (−60% to −90%)
Egg price ($/kg)	2
Broiler price (mature) ($/head)	9
Layer pullet price ($/head)	1.5
Breeder price ($/head)	10
Point of lay hen price ($/head)	6.5
Broiler price (all ages) ($/head)	5.25
Cattle
Direct and response costs per case ($/head)	100 (100–370)
Meat price ($/kg)	4 (3–5)
Milk price ($/kg)	0.4 (0.3–0.5)
Pigs
Proportion of chicken population in intensive production	Approximated to Gilbert et al. [22]
Pork price ($/kg)	2.5 (1.65–3.35)
Replacement breeder price ($/head)	400 (268–532)
Replacement grower price ($/head)	Half of sale price finished pig; (Estimated from average slaughter weight (FAOSTAT))
Time to restock	1 year
Biosecurity cost ($/head)	25
Carcase disposal ($/head)	1.5