Table 1 Summary of the estimated annual costs related to bovine cysticercosis in Belgium: value loss, costs related to inspection at the slaughterhouses, costs related to the destruction of carcasses with generalised infections and insurance costs
From: Economic impact of bovine cysticercosis and taeniosis caused by Taenia saginata in Belgium
Category of cost | Type of cost | €/year | €/unit of interest |
|---|---|---|---|
Value loss | Generalised infections | 12,874 | (€858/carcass generalised infection) |
Localised infections | 684,087 | (€586/carcass localised infection) | |
Total value loss | 696,961 | ||
Inspection | Meat inspection | 399,631 | (€0.78/slaughtered animal) |
Processing infected carcass | 88,725 | (€75/infected carcass) | |
Deboning carcasses with localised infection | 109,500 | (€93.75/carcass localised infection) | |
Total inspection cost | 597,856 | ||
Destruction | Destruction cost | 1023 | (€68.2/carcass generalised infection) |
Transport to destruction facility | 1084 | (€72.3/carcass generalised infection) | |
Total destruction cost | 2107 | (€140.5/carcass generalised infection) | |
Insurance | Officially insured animals | 2,532,057 | (€16.5/insured animal) |
Unofficially insured animals | 422,004 | (€16.5/insured animal) | |
Total insurance cost | 2,954,061 | ||
Total | 4,250,985 |