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Economic Impacts of Reducing Bovine Trichomoniasis Prevalence in the US Beef Industry

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Bovine trichomoniasis is a venereal disease that causes significant losses in the US beef industry. The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service views bovine trichomoniasis as endemic and delegates control to state agencies and producers. Disease management’s positive externalities are not reflected in a producer’s profit maximization problem, leading to potentially suboptimal levels of control. Our objective was to assess the economic impacts of 50% and 100% reductions of herd-level bovine trichomoniasis prevalence. The cumulative present value of net welfare increased by $388.856 and $193.222 million under the 100% and 50% scenarios, respectively. Feeder cattle producers and retail beef consumers benefit most from enhanced control.

Source: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics

DOI: 10.1017/aae.2025.7

Authors: Bailey Ann Samper, Jennifer Koziol, Ryan Blake Williams

Institutions: West Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University

Language: English

Topic: Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology

Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,660