Simulation of the economic impact of Lawsonia intracellularis infection
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
7-2010
Conference Title
21st International Pig Veterinary Society Congress
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
Keywords
pigs, swine
Disciplines
Meat Science
Abstract
Proliferative enteropathy (PE) is an enteric disease of pigs caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Lawsonia intracellularis. 1 Results of economic modelling conducted using the AUSPIG decision support system in 1996 estimated that PE cost pork producers up to $7.00 per pig, with most of the cost attributed to using antibiotics in the pig diets to treat and control PE..2,3 This model did not take into account the economic impact of subclinical PE in a herd, and the potential for reduced antibiotic costs through the use of vaccine (Enterisol® Ileitis, Boehringer Ingelheim) to aid in the control of disease. This paper reports on recent simulations on the economic impact of L intracellularis infection.
Recommended Citation
Holyoake, P K,
Collins, A,
and
Mullan, B P.
(2010), Simulation of the economic impact of Lawsonia intracellularis infection, 21st International Pig Veterinary Society Congress, Vancouver, Canada, pp.233-233.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/conf_papers/215
