Vaccination

Yes or No

Abstract

In light of current U.S. beef cattle economics, there is heightened awareness and scrutiny of all expenses. As a line item, animal health expenditures represent a relatively small percentage of overall cost and are often viewed as non-essential or optional expenses. This is understandable when you recognize that money spent on prevention results in reduced losses as opposed to increased output. It is difficult to determine lost potential or the cost savings of disease avoidance. However, from a business perspective, it does not matter whether improved operating performance comes from reducing losses or increasing output. What is important is how much was spent versus what was gain.