In this paper the benefits of B. bovis vaccination are valued, and the decrease in expenditure on the diagnosis and treatment of disease determined and valued. The costs associated with the B. bovis vaccination program are then identified, quantified and valued. The effect of changes in disease...

This paper initially outlines the effects diseases can have on livestock production then describes the development of a method to estimate the production loss avoided due to the control of a disease by vaccination. The method involves estimation of individual production loss due to disease and...