Animal health economics
Subtitle: principles and applications
By: Aalt A. Dijkhuizen, Roger S. Morris.
Contributors: Morris, Roger S.; University of Sydney. Post-Graduate Foundation in Veterinary Science.
Publisher: Post Graduate Foundation in Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Sydney South, Australia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Animal health -- Economic aspects; Veterinary public health -- Economic aspects; Animal health -- Economic aspects -- Computer simulation; Veterinary public health -- Economic aspects -- Computer simulation
Notes: WSU Owen Science copy consists of book only.

"A Post Graduate Foundation Publication"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Framework and basic methods of economic analysis; title: How economically important is animal disease and why?; title: Economic decision making in animal health management; title: Basic methods of economic analysis; title: Economic impact of common health and fertility problems; title: Advanced methods of economic analysis; title: Critical steps in systems simulation; title: Linear programming to meet management targets and restrictions; title: Dynamic programming to optimize treatment and replacement decisions; title: Markov chain simulation to evaluate user-defined management strategies; title: Monte Carlo simulation to model spread in management outcomes; title: Risky choice in animal health management; title: Scope and concepts of risky decision making; title: Application of portfolio theory for the optimal choice of on-farm veterinary management programs; title: Modelling the economics of risky decision making in highly contagious disease control; title: Risk analysis and the international trade in animals and their products; title: Decision support in animal health management; title: Examples of integrated information systems for decision making at farm and national level; title: Profitability of herd health control and management information systems under field conditions; title: Disease control programs in developing countries: prospects and constraints; title: How do we integrate economics into the policy development and implementation process?; title: Use of spreadsheets in animal health economics; title: Building a spreadsheet model; title: Computer exercises on animal health economics.