Improving the consistency of experimental swine dysentery inoculation strategies

Table 2 Partial budget comparing inoculation cost of trials E and F

A) Input costs Item	Trial E-Oral 100 mL	Trial F-Oral 300 mL
Acclimation period (days)	13 (oral) 7 (IG)
Accommodation (CAD/pig/day)	6.80
Feed consumption (kg/day)	0.89
Diet (CAD/kg)	1.10
Sedatives (CAD/pig/3 days)	6.90
Oral training media requirement (L/pig)	0.8 (JBS)	0.37 (BHIS)
IG inoculation media requirement (L/pig/3 days)	0.33
Oral inoculation media requirement (L/pig/3 days)	0.33 (JBS)	0.33 (JBS) + 0.60 (BHIS)
JBS media (CAD/L)	59.60
BHIS media (CAD/L)	27.50

B) Cost estimates per inoculation method
Item (CAD/pig)	IG 100 mL	Trial E-Oral 100 mL	Trial F-Oral 300 mL
Accommodation	47.60	88.40	88.40
Diet	6.85	12.73	12.73
Inoculation cost	19.65	19.65	36.15
Oral training		47.68	10.18
Sedatives	6.90
Inoculation cost total	81.00	168.46	147.45

: Canadian dollars, IG: intragastric, JBS/BHIS: Brachyspira liquid culture media.
Cost of labor is excluded from all calculations.

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