Table 2 Values used to calculate the cost of anticoccidial prophylaxis in broiler and broiler breeder chickens
| Â | UK-1995a | Brazil | Egypt | Guatemala | India | New Zealand | Nigeria | UK | USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Cost of broiler prophylaxis/vaccination | |||||||||
 Tonnes dressed meat (millions)b | 1.02 | 13.23 | 1.01 | 0.23 | 3.31 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 1.79d | 18.71 |
 % Carcass used | 70.2 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 71.0 | nr | 71.0 |
 FCR | 1.98 | 1.72 | 1.6 | 1.56 | 1.65 | 1.47 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.75 |
 % Formulated feed (i.e. not wheat/cereal) | 95 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 100 | 80 | 90 | 86 |
 % Starter | 25 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
 % Grower | 55 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 31.8 |
 % Finisher (inc. drug withdrawal) | 20 | 61.0 | 61.0 | 61.0 | 61.0 | 61.0 | 61.0 | 61.0 | 61.0 |
 Cost chemical/combination drug per tonne food | £2.74 | £6.20 | £0.72 | £2.18 | £0.72 | £7.00 | £7.35 | £5.50 | £5.95 |
 Cost ionophore drug per tonne food | £2.97 | £3.20 | £2.41 | £1.31 | £1.44 | £5.00 | £3.15 | £3.50 | £2.44 |
 % BROILERS reared on drugs | ni | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 88 |
 Cost of in-feed drugs in starter diet (millions) | £1.88 | £12.27 | £0.10 | £0.07 | £0.32 | £0.22 | £0.21 | £0.99 | £14.90 |
 Cost of in-feed drugs in grower diet (millions) | £4.48 | £53.73 | £1.48 | £0.30 | £1.41 | £0.97 | £0.91 | £4.37 | £65.83 |
 Cost of in-feed drugs in finisher diet (millions)c | ni | £39.90 | £2.13 | £0.26 | £4.05 | £1.00 | £0.56 | £4.13 | £44.12 |
 Vaccine (broiler) pence per dose | ni | 1.3 | 1.15 | 0.49 | 3.0 | 1.54 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 0.49 |
 % Broilers reared with vaccine | ni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
 Cost of vaccination (millions) | ni | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.94 | £5.23 |
 Number slaughtered per year (millions)b | 624.8 | 5860.3 | 897.1 | 142.6 | 2411.6 | 110.0 | 202.8 | 1050.0 | 8908.9 |
 Mean finishing weight broiler (Kg) | 2.33 | 2.7 | 2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.19 | 2.72 |
 Total cost of broiler prophylaxis | £6.36 | £105.8 | £3.70 | £0.63 | £5.78 | £2.19 | £1.67 | £10.44 | £130.1 |
2. Cost of vaccinating broiler breeders | |||||||||
 % Broiler breeders in population | 1.15 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.77 |
 Vaccine (breeder) pence per dose | 8 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.49 | 3 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.49 |
 Total cost of broiler breeder prophylaxis (millions) | £0.57 | £0.59 | £0.21 | £0.005 | £0.56 | £0.08 | £0.06 | £0.65 | £0.33 |