Derivation of the economic value of R0 for macroparasitic diseases and application to sea lice in salmon.

CONCLUSION: When management is optimized, the economic value increases with decreasing values of [Formula: see text] (until the threshold of [Formula: see text], where it drops to zero). When management is not optimized, the economic value depends on whether genetic improvement is used for reduced expenditures or production losses. For sea lice in salmon, the economic value is estimated to be 0.065 €/unit [Formula: see text]/kg production.
PMID: 30285629 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Genet Sel Evol - October 3, 2018 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Janssen K, Komen H, Saatkamp HW, de Jong MCM, Bijma P Tags: Genet Sel Evol Source Type: research