Table 1 Summary of compartments for estimation of the cost of coccidiosis and modifications undertaken here
Cost compartment (Williams [16]) | Cost type | Modified | Modification |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Prophylactic control for broilers | Control | Yes | Cost of vaccine, Â % broilers vaccinated |
2. Vaccinating broiler breeders | Control | No | – |
3. Therapeutic treatment for broilers against coccidiosis | Control | No | – |
4. Therapeutic treatment for broiler breeders against coccidiosis | Control | No | – |
5. Broiler mortality due to coccidiosis | Mortality | No | – |
6. Reduced broiler weight due to coccidiosis | Morbidity | No | – |
7. Increased FCR | Morbidity | No | – |
8. Reduced egg production by broiler breeders | Morbidity | Yes | Hatchability |
9. Prophylaxis during rearing of replacement layers | Control | Yes | Cost of vaccine, % replacement layers vaccinated |
10. Prophylaxis for layer breeders | Control | Yes | Cost of vaccine, % layer breeders vaccinated |
11. Therapeutic treatment of layer replacements during rearing | Control | No | – |
12. Therapeutic treatment of layer breeders against coccidiosis | Control | No | – |