Private and Public Economic Perspectives on Animal Disease:An Emerging Strategic Issue for Agribusiness Managers

摘要

The feature provides a convincing case for the importance of invasive species tothe livestock and allied industries, while conceding that the economic research tomodel and measure the benefits of exclusion or eradication is still relativelyunderdeveloped. A progressive livestock manager realizes that his businessmust consider potential responses by individual people and firms (producers,consumers, businesses), as well as broader impacts within their supply chainsand industries, when considering the potential threats (or opportunities) from ananimal disease outbreak. To be an active voice in the formation of animaldisease management and control policies that may influence the livestock sector,industry leaders may also need to understand the public policy perspectives onregional, national and international levels.