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| Van Asseldonk, M.A.P.M.; Meuwissen, M.P.M.; Mourits, M.C.M.; Huirne, R.B.M.. |
| Livestock epidemics like avian influenza (AI) may inevitably affect many farms at the same time, causing severe economic losses for governments, farmers and all other participants of the poultry production chain. This paper gives an overview of the various economic consequences incurred by AI epidemics. The funding of these losses is discussed, making a distinction between the compensation currently regulated by the EU or national government and the additional financing possibilities by means of insurance or co-financing systems. A general economic analysis is performed to explore the required level of insurance or co-financing rates for the various EU member states to cover the expected AI losses. The level of rates turned out to vary widely among the... |
| Tipo: Conference proceedings |
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| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://library.wur.nl/ojs/index.php/frontis/article/view/1031 |
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| Mourits, M.C.M.; Oude Lansink, A.G.J.M.. |
| Decision making in controlling quarantine diseases is a complex, conflicting process, characterized by a mixture of epidemiological, economic and social-ethical value judgments. Policy makers have to integrate these aspects in a consistent and transparent manner in their decision making. Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) is a tool that is capable of supporting this integration. This paper gives a general overview of available MCDM techniques and provides an application to illustrate the potential support of MCDM in choosing the control strategy that best meets all of these conflicting judgments. In the application, various strategies to control animal quarantine diseases (such as Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Classical Swine Fever (CSF) and Avian... |
| Tipo: Conference proceedings |
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| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://library.wur.nl/ojs/index.php/frontis/article/view/1285 |
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