Costs of veterinary services and vaccines/drugs used for prevention and treatment of diseases in 86 Colorado cow-calf operations participating in the National Animal Health Monitoring System (1986-1988).
Eighty-six cow-calf operations involved in the Colorado National Animal Health Monitoring System were monitored for a 12-month period, and data were collected on the incidence, prevention, and costs of disease. The costs of veterinary services and vaccines/drugs used in the treatment and prevention of disease conditions in these beef herds were determined and expressed on a per cow basis. Beef producers in this study spent an average of $2.04 ($0 to $29.88) per cow annually on veterinary services for treatment of disease conditions. The cost of veterinary services was a relatively small percentage (5.4%) of the total mean cost of disease incidence. The reproductive tract disease class was the most costly class in terms of veterinary services for disease treatment ($0.99/cow). Dystocia was the disease condition with the largest veterinary treatment cost. The total mean annual cost of drugs used in the treatment of disease conditions was $1.22/cow. The enteric, miscellaneous, and respiratory tract disease classes had similar mean drug costs for disease treatment and ranged from $0.31 to $0.39/cow. The total mean annual cost of veterinary services for administration of preventive measures in these herds was $1.85/cow ($0 to $12.03). Pregnancy examination, breeding soundness examination in bulls, brucellosis vaccination, pulmonary arterial pressure test, and campylobacteriosis vaccination accounted for over 90% of the money spent for preventive veterinary services. Approximately 60% of the total mean annual disease prevention cost was attributed to the purchase of vaccines/drugs ($6.59/cow).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Salman
M D
MD
Department of Environmental Health, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.
King
M E
ME
Odde
K G
KG
Mortimer
R G
RG
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003120:Colorado; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004420:Dystocia / Q000191:economics / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000662:veterinary; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000191:economics / Q000662:veterinary; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000191:economics / Q000662:veterinary; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000662:veterinary; D014611:Vaccination / Q000191:economics / Q000662:veterinary*