The costs and benefits of digital dermatitis control on UK dairy farms

Cooke, R. J. and Bennett, R. M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3226-8370 (2005) The costs and benefits of digital dermatitis control on UK dairy farms. Cattle Practice, 13. pp. 239-242. ISSN 0969-1251

Abstract/Summary

Digital dermatitis is a significant problem in UK dairy herds and the cost to farmers has not yet been fully quantified. Under the current farm health planning initiative there is a need to demonstrate to farmers the costs and benefits of disease control. This paper presents the first attempt to quantify the costs and benefits of digital dermatitis control on UK dairy farms through the use of an interactive model.