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Farmers’ willingness to pay for a tuberculosis cattle vaccine

Bennett, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3226-8370 and Balcombe, K. (2012) Farmers’ willingness to pay for a tuberculosis cattle vaccine. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 63 (2). pp. 408-424. ISSN 0021-857X

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2011.00330.x

Abstract/Summary

We use contingent valuation (CV) and choice experiment (CE) methods to assess cattle farmers’ attitudes to and willingness to pay (WTP) for a bovine tuberculosis (bTB) cattle vaccine, to help inform vaccine development and policy. A survey questionnaire was administered by means of telephone interviews to a stratified sample of 300 cattle farmers in annually bTB-tested areas in England and Wales. Farmers felt that bTB was a major risk for the cattle industry and that there was a high risk of their cattle getting the disease. The CE estimate produced a mean WTP of £35 per animal per single dose for a vaccine that is 90% effective at reducing the risk of a bTB breakdown and an estimated £55 for such a vaccine backed by 100% insurance of loss if a breakdown should occur. The CV estimate produced a mean WTP of nearly £17 per dose/per animal/per year for a vaccine (including 100% insurance) which, given the average lifespan of cattle, is comparable to the CE estimate. These WTP estimates are substantially higher than the expected cost of a vaccine which suggests that farmers in high risk bTB ‘hotspot’ areas perceive a substantial net benefit from buying the vaccine.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Agri-Food Economics & Marketing
ID Code:25740
Uncontrolled Keywords:Animal disease;bovine tuberculosis cattle vaccine;UK government policy;willingness to pay
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell

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