The economic impact of endemic respiratory disease in pigs and related interventions - a systematic review
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Boeters, Marloes
van Schaik, Gerdien
Rushton, Jonathan
Steeneveld, Wilma
Publication date
2023-10-17ISSN
2055-5660
Abstract
Background Understanding the financial consequences of endemically prevalent pathogens within the porcine
respiratory disease complex (PRDC) and the effects of interventions assists decision-making regarding disease
prevention and control. The aim of this systematic review was to identify what economic studies have been carried
out on infectious endemic respiratory disease in pigs, what methods are being used, and, when feasible, to identify
the economic impacts of PRDC pathogens and the costs and benefits of interventions.
Results By following the PRISMA method, a total of 58 studies were deemed eligible for the purpose of this
systematic review. Twenty-six studies used data derived from European countries, 18 from the US, 6 from Asia, 4 from
Oceania, and 4 from other countries, i.e., Canada, Mexico, and Brazil. Main findings from selected publications were: (1)
The studies mainly considered endemic scenarios on commercial fattening farms; (2) The porcine reproductive and
respiratory syndrome virus was by far the most studied pathogen, followed by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, but the
absence or presence of other endemic respiratory pathogens was often not verified or accounted for; (3) Most studies
calculated the economic impact using primary production data, whereas twelve studies modelled the impact using
secondary data only; (4) Seven different economic methods were applied across studies; (5) A large variation exists in
the cost and revenue components considered in calculations, with feed costs and reduced carcass value included the
most often; (6) The reported median economic impact of one or several co-existing respiratory pathogen(s) ranged
from €1.70 to €8.90 per nursery pig, €2.30 to €15.35 per fattening pig, and €100 to €323 per sow per year; and (7)
Vaccination was the most studied intervention, and the outcomes of all but three intervention-focused studies were
neutral or positive.
Conclusion The outcomes and discussion from this systematic review provide insight into the studies, their
methods, the advantages and limitations of the existing research, and the reported impacts from the endemic
respiratory disease complex for pig production systems worldwide. Future research should improve the consistency
and comparability of economic assessments by ensuring the inclusion of high impact cost and revenue components
and expressing results similarly.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
619 - Veterinary science
Pages
18
Publisher
BMC
Is part of
Porcine Health Management
Citation
Boeters, Marloes, Beatriz Garcia-Morante, G. Van Schaik, Joaquím Segalés, Jonathan Rushton, and W. Steeneveld. 2023. “The Economic Impact of Endemic Respiratory Disease in Pigs and Related Interventions - a Systematic Review.” Porcine Health Management 9 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40813-023-00342-w.
Grant agreement number
EC/H2020/101000494/EU/Data-driven control and prioritisation of non-EU-regulated contagious animal diseases/DECIDE
Program
Sanitat Animal
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