Treatment strategies for sheep scab: An economic model of farmer behaviour
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- 作者：Emily J. Nixon ; Emily.Nixon@bristol.ac.uk ; Hannah Rose Vineer ; Richard Wall
- 关键词：UK ; United Kingdom ; ML ; macrocyclic lactone ; OP ; organophosphate
- 刊名：Preventive Veterinary Medicine
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：1 February 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：137
- 期：part_PA
- 页码：43-51
- 全文大小：658 K
- 卷排序：137
文摘
Increased sheep scab prevalence is often blamed on UK farmers not using prophylaxis. A Game Theory model is developed to assess whether prophylaxis is cost-effective. Prophylaxis is economical with high regional prevalence and low treatment costs. Currently, reactive treatment is the most cost-effective strategy for most farmers. The implications for future policy on scab control are discussed.