ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF THE 1983-84 AVIAN INFLUENZA ERADICATION PROGRAM

Floyd A. Lasley, Sara D. Short and William L. Henson

No 277654, Staff Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: The 1983-84 outbreak of avian influenza brought heavy losses to the. . Pennsylvania and Virginia poultry industry and caused consumers to pay nearly $350 million more for poultry and meat products. Benefits of the Federal eradication program substantially exceeded its costs by limiting'short-term losses and increases in costs from -avian influenza to producers and consumers to less than 10 percent of what •would have resulted from a - widespread - - outbreak. Government costs .for indemnities and program -administration represented only about 1 percent of the probable costs to producers and consumers of a widespread outbreak.

Keywords: Livestock Production/Industries; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 60
Date: 1985-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.277654

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