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Costs of two alternative Salmonella control policies in Finnish broiler production.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Costs and benefits of two Salmonella control policies for broiler production were described and compared. The control options were the Zoonosis Directive 92/117/EC and the more intense strategy, the Finnish Salmonella Control Programme (FSCP).

Methods

The comparison included the Salmonella control costs in primary and secondary production and the direct and indirect losses due to Salmonella infections in humans in 2000.

Results

The total annual costs of the FSCP were calculated to be 990 400 EUR (0.02 euro/kg broiler meat). The average control costs in the broiler production chain were seven times higher with the FSCP than with the Zoonosis Directive alone. However, the public health costs were 33 times higher with the Zoonosis Directive alone. The value of one prevented loss of life per year exceeded the annual control costs of the FSCP.

Conclusion

Due to significant savings in public health costs compared to costs of FSCP, the FSCP was found to be economically feasible.

SUBMITTER: Kangas S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2231353 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Costs of two alternative Salmonella control policies in Finnish broiler production.

Kangas Susanna S Lyytikäinen Tapani T Peltola Jukka J Ranta Jukka J Maijala Riitta R

Acta veterinaria Scandinavica 20071204

<h4>Background</h4>Costs and benefits of two Salmonella control policies for broiler production were described and compared. The control options were the Zoonosis Directive 92/117/EC and the more intense strategy, the Finnish Salmonella Control Programme (FSCP).<h4>Methods</h4>The comparison included the Salmonella control costs in primary and secondary production and the direct and indirect losses due to Salmonella infections in humans in 2000.<h4>Results</h4>The total annual costs of the FSCP ...[more]

PMID: 18053202

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Costs of two alternative Salmonella control policies in Finnish broiler production.

Background

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Costs of two alternative Salmonella control policies in Finnish broiler production.

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