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Estimating farm-level private expenditure on veterinary medical inputs in England.
- Source :
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Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association . 3/15/2014, Vol. 174 Issue 11, p276-276. 7p. 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The current re-evaluation of responsibility and cost sharing between the public and private sectors with reference to animal health and welfare (AHW) would be improved by a greater understanding of the contributions made at farm level. This knowledge would facilitate the design of a cost-sharing system which best balances technical, economic and political objectives. This paper presents a framework by which the farm-level investment in AHW can be assessed. An evaluation of data available for the framework was made and, as a benchmark, an estimate of total expenditure on veterinary medical inputs for commercial agricultural holdings in England calculated. In 2010/2011 it is calculated that farmers on commercial holdings in England spent £230 million on veterinary medicines and fees, with an additional £160 million being spent for horses kept on non-commercial holdings. By contrast, for 2012/2013, Defra budgeted £277 million on AHW. The results presented emphasise the critical importance of generating sufficient evidence to support the development of an efficient, equitable and sustainable AHW strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00424900
- Volume :
- 174
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 95071320
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.101925