title: The cost of a case of subclinical ketosis in Canadian dairy herds.
abstract: The objective of this study was to develop a model to estimate the cost of a case of subclinical ketosis (SCK) in Canadian dairy herds. Costs were derived from the default inputs, and included increased clinical disease incidence attributable to SCK, $76; longer time to pregnancy, $57; culling and death in early lactation attributable to SCK, $26; milk production loss, $44. Given these figures, the cost of 1 case of SCK was estimated to be $203. Sensitivity analysis showed that the estimated cost of a case of SCK was most sensitive to the herd-level incidence of SCK and the cost of 1 day open. In conclusion, SCK negatively impacts dairy herds and losses are dependent on the herd-level incidence and factors included in the calculation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College (Gohary, LeBlanc, Lissemore, Duffield), School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, College of Business and Economics (Von Massow), University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1; Department of Population Medicine, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA (Overton).
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gohary
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College (Gohary, LeBlanc, Lissemore, Duffield), School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, College of Business and Economics (Von Massow), University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1; Department of Population Medicine, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA (Overton).
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Overton
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College (Gohary, LeBlanc, Lissemore, Duffield), School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, College of Business and Economics (Von Massow), University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1; Department of Population Medicine, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA (Overton).
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Von Massow
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College (Gohary, LeBlanc, Lissemore, Duffield), School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, College of Business and Economics (Von Massow), University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1; Department of Population Medicine, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA (Overton).
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: LeBlanc
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College (Gohary, LeBlanc, Lissemore, Duffield), School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, College of Business and Economics (Von Massow), University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1; Department of Population Medicine, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA (Overton).
authors.forename: Kerry D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Lissemore
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College (Gohary, LeBlanc, Lissemore, Duffield), School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, College of Business and Economics (Von Massow), University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1; Department of Population Medicine, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA (Overton).
authors.forename: Todd F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Duffield
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002170:Canada; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003612:Dairying / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D015994:Incidence; D007662:Ketosis / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary*; D008892:Milk / Q000191:economics; D011247:Pregnancy