Economic Losses from Pseudorabies Infection in a Swine Farrowing Herd

James Kliebenstein, Dennis Patterson, Kevin Moore and David Thawley

Review of Agricultural Economics, 1988, vol. 10, issue 2, 217-224

Abstract: Disease causes losses in many forms for livestock producers. This study evaluates swine farrowing losses resulting from a pseudo rabies outbreak. Losses are estimated through a case study of detailed records available from a swine production firm that operates numerous farrowing facilities. Pig production loss levels were estimated through use of regression techniques. For the firm a pseudorabies outbreak resulted in a 5.28 percentage point reduction in pigs weaned over a 17 week period. This resulted in an economic loss of $16.21 per sow farrowed over the outbreak period.

Date: 1988
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