The Production Impact of Q Fever Vaccination in a Large Scale Hungarian Dairy Farm

Abstract

This thesis examines the production impact, particularly pertaining to reproductive performance, of Q fever vaccination on a large-scale dairy farm in the North-Western region of Hungary. The profound economic implications of Q fever on dairy farms encompass potential reproductive outcomes such as lower conception rate, increased numbers of retained placentas and increased number of abortions in dairy cattle. It therefore poses a considerable risk to the profitability and sustainability of dairy operations. The primary objective of this analysis is to assess the production impact of the Q-fever vaccination by comparing the financial investment in the vaccine against the potential economic benefits of improved reproductive performance and decreased treatment costs.