Häsler, B; Stärk, K; Gottstein, Bruno; Reist, M (2008). [Epidemiological and financial considerations for the control of Neospora caninum on Swiss dairy farms]. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 150(6), pp. 273-280. Huber 10.1024/0036-7281.150.6.273
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Neospora caninum is widely recognized as one of the most important abortifacients in cattle and causes substantial financial losses to bovine livestock production. This study aimed to calculate the losses caused by N. caninum on Swiss dairy farms and to evaluate the efficacy and profitability of the control strategies culling, not breeding replacements and chemotherapy of calves on farm level. Three different farm sizes with high, medium and low herd prevalences were defined. Epidemiological and financial models were used to simulate the effect of control strategies on the prevalence over time and to perform a cost-benefit analysis. The median annual losses on farm level ranged between CHF 3094.- (= Euro 1875; 60 dairy cattle, high prevalence) and CHF 134.- (= Euro 81; 15 dairy cattle, low prevalence). Culling of animals that had any abortion or a N. caninum abortion, or not breeding replacements from such animals, respectively, were neither effective nor profitable. Only the strategy "not breeding replacements from N. caninum seropositive cows" on farms with a high prevalence was financially attractive. The strategy "chemotherapy of calves" should be re-evaluated as soon as new data regarding the efficacy of treatment and a corresponding protocol have been scientifically validated.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
|---|---|
Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Parasitology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Gottstein, Bruno |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
0036-7281 |
Publisher: |
Huber |
Language: |
German |
Submitter: |
Bruno Gottstein |
Date Deposited: |
23 Jul 2018 10:52 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:16 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1024/0036-7281.150.6.273 |
PubMed ID: |
18605018 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/118879 |
Actions (login required)
 |
Edit item |