foot-and-mouth disease against preventive measures and liquidation 
of the virus from the environment. In order to achieve this 
objective one must know the dimensions of the loss on foot-and- 
mouth disease and the expenditure involved in the implementation 
of various measures to fight it in concrete epizootic situations. 
Losses caused by the foot-and-mouth disease in the post epi- 
zootic period between 1967-1969 was investigated by us in three 
regions of Ukraine. During the foot-and-mouth disease epizootics 
in 1965-1966, 1229 thousand heads of cattle and 253 thousand swine 
fell victim to the disease in 1199 places in these regions. 
In the post-epizootic period (1967-1969) foot-and-mouth 
disease flared up at 86 places... During these three years, 16574 
heads of cattle and 12069 pigs fell sick. 
To determine the losses we used primary commercial and book- 
keeping calculations, accounts of farms. Veterinary establishments 
and other organizations, as well as results of direct investigations 
concerning losses in the farms attacked by foot-and-mouth disease 
Phe losses have been divided into: expenses on the organization 
of anti-foot-and mouth disease measures, quarantine expenses and 
losses on sick animals. 
Expenses on the orgenization of measures to combat foot-and- 
mouth disease were determined in farms struck by the disease, in 
threatened farms in veterinary establishments and other organizat- 
ions. 
Farm expenditure on localization and liquidation of the 
virus for thtee years, constituted on an average, 6027 roubles 
for one unfortuante place. Of this sum 3521 roubles (58.4) was 
spent in farms struck by the disease and 2506 roubles (41.6%) 
in threatened farms. The bulk of the expenses accounted for the 
equiping of disinfection barriers, disinfection chambers and their 
maintenance, , @ege on the localization ana 1iquidation of the 
infection, (table 1). 
Besides the above stated expenses, significant amount was 
alloceted to the farmers by veterinary establishments and govern- 
ment organizations to promote the fight against foot-and-mouth 
disease. On an average, for one disease= stricken farm, the 
cost of disinfection of places and virtually the whole area of 
the farm (by disinfection teams) constituted 168 roubles, the 
organization of quarantine measures (sending out militis workers, 
veterinary specialists etc) cost 835 roubles; total = 1003 roubles 
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