Authors
Dustin L Pendell, John Leatherman, Ted C Schroeder, Gregory S Alward
Publication date
2007/10
Journal
Journal of agricultural and applied economics
Volume
39
Issue
s1
Pages
19-33
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Description
Contagious animal diseases like foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) are often referred to as economic diseases because of the magnitude of economic harm they can cause to producers and to local communities. This study demonstrates the local economic impact of a FMD outbreak in southwest Kansas. The expected economic impact of the disease hinges heavily on where the incidence of the disease occurs. Disease surveillance, management strategies, mitigation investment, and overall diligence clearly need to be much greater in concentrated cattle feeding and processing areas at large feeding operations in the region.
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DL Pendell, J Leatherman, TC Schroeder, GS Alward - Journal of agricultural and applied economics, 2007