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| Stott, Alistair W.; Brulisauer, Franz; Fraser, Fiona; Gunn, George J.. |
| A methodology is described to establish the relative financial benefit of farm animal disease prevention (biosecurity). This methodology is demonstrated using the example of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) incursion on beef suckler farms in Scotland. A random sample of 276 herds was taken and a proportion of young stock on each farm tested for previous exposure to BVDV. There was evidence that 0.4 of herds had been exposed over one year prior to sampling. All herds completed a questionnaire about their biosecurity practices. The influence of these practices on relative risk of BVDV was subjected to a Chi squared test and practices ranked accordingly. Most important risk factors were animal buying in strategy, farm size and a single farm boundary. The... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Biosecurity; BVD; Economic Impact. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51077 |
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| Myles, Albert E.; Carter, Rachael. |
| Evaluating the Economic Impact of Festivals and Special Events: Lessons From the 32st Annual Peter Anderson Arts and Crafts Festival in Ocean Springs, Mississippi Background: Festivals are an integral part of the economies of most communities in Mississippi. The economic benefits of festivals can be assigned a dollar value, but no amount of money will accurately reflect the personal and social benefits of these events. Festivals can increase tourism in the area. These events not only bring outside revenue to the community, but they allow even the smallest towns to celebrate and capitalize on the unique aspects of their area. As budgets tighten in small communities economic and community development entities are constantly working to improve their... |
| Tipo: Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Economic Impact; Tourism; Community Development; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119050 |
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