Economic Analysis of the Cross-Reactivity of Johne's Disease Vaccination with Tuberculosis in Dairy Cattle

Jonathan B. Dressler, Rebecca L. Smith, Loren W. Tauer, Ynte H. Schukken and Yrjo T. Grohn

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2010, vol. 92, issue 5, 1446-1455

Abstract: We formulate a model that determines the net benefit of Johne's disease vaccination within a tuberculosis-accredited region given the extra costs associated with the vaccine-related cross-reactivity with tuberculosis test results and the probability of a tuberculosis outbreak. We apply the model to Minnesota and Michigan, where tuberculosis has recently become endemic. The expected benefit of Johne's vaccination of $53.03 per cow exceeds the cost of Johne's cross-reactivity of $32.72 and $32.42 per cow within each of the two Minnesota tuberculosis regions, as well as $31.99 and $30.78 per cow within each of the two Michigan tuberculosis regions. Copyright 2010, Oxford University Press.

Date: 2010
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