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| Hagerman, Amy D.; Looney, J. Chris; McCarl, Bruce A.; Anderson, David P.; Ward, Michael P.. |
| This study evaluates how the availability of animal tracing affects the cost of a hypothetical Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in the Texas High Plains using alternative tracing scenarios. To accomplish this objective, the AusSpread epidemic disease spread model (Ward et al., 2006) is used to simulate a High Plains FMD outbreak under different animal tracing possibilities. A simple economic costing module (Elbakidze, 2008) is used to determine the savings in terms of animal disease mitigation costs from rapid, effective trace-back. The savings from increased traceability are then be compared to the cost of a functional National Animal Identification System (NAIS). Initial results indicate that rapid, effective tracing reduces the overall cost of... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Foot and Mouth Disease; Economics; Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56500 |
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