Table 3 Economic impact of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) for the 4 types of beef suckler farms in the UK

Additional expenditure

Veterinary assistance on cows that have dystocia due to SBV

60

32

64

32

64

32

64

32

Treatment of cows that need caesarean due to SBV dystocia

7

4

7

4

7

4

7

4

Treatment of cows that have clinical SBV episodes

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

Treatment of cows that have aborted due to SBV

255

127

255

127

255

127

255

127

SBV testing of aborted foetuses, stillborn or malformed calves

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Cost of purchasing and raising heifers for replacement

421

212

421

145

449

140

449

140

Disposal costs of dead calves and foetus due to SBV

285

145

289

212

279

225

279

225

Revenue forgone

Steers not sold

1,578

771

1,168

587

1,583

796

1,209

608

Heifers not sold

1,393

700

1,085

545

1,452

730

1,122

563

Cows that die

33

18

36

18

36

18

36

18

4,001

2,009

3,334

1,670

4,135

2,319

3,431

1,719

Expenditure saved

Concentrate feed saved on steers and heifers not produced

109

55

54

27

117

59

74

37

Concentrate feed saved on cows that die or are culled

84

42

54

27

64

32

54

27

Bulk feed saved

49

25

44

22

20

10

39

20

Forage saved on cows culled

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Bedding costs saved

89

44

78

39

122

62

108

54

Miscellaneous costs saved

47

23

39

20

47

23

39

20

Cow vaccines saved

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Calf vaccines saved

5

2

5

2

5

2

5

2

Cow worming saved

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Calf worming saved

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Extra revenue

Revenue from cows culled due to SBV abortion

132

64

129

64

116

58

116

58

514

256

405

201

491

242

436

215

3,487

1,753

2,929

1,470

3,644

1,829

2,996

1,503

34.9

17.5

29.3

14.7

36.4

18.3

30.0

15.0

9-106

0-17

7-89

0-15

10-109

0-18

7-90

0-15