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Table 4 Cost of Ectoparasiticide Treatment (CET), Gross Profit per Animal (GPA), Net Profit per Animal (NPA) and Return on Investment (ROI) comparative analysis for traditional strategic control in a single season (SC1S), and strategic control in two seasons (SC2S) groups

From: Efficiency of fluralaner pour-on in different strategic control protocols against Rhipicephalus microplus on Brangus cattle in a tropical area

CET (US$)

SC2S

$41.66

SC1S

$17.06

Cost differential (SC2S − SC1S)

$24.60

GPA (US$)

SC2S

$227.00

SC1S

$194.05

Differential GPA (SC2S − SC1S)

$32.95

NPA (US$)

SC2S

$185.34

SC1S

$176.99

Differential NPA (SC2C − SC1C)

$8.35

Comparative ROI

ROI (SC2S/SC1C)

0.34

  1. Estimated values are in US dollars. GPA CET gross profit per animal, NPA net profit per animal, and ROI return on investment