Expected utility of voluntary vaccination in the middle of an emergent Bluetongue virus serotype 8 epidemic: A decision analysis parameterized for Dutch circumstances

For future animal health programmes that rely on a voluntary approach, results show that the provision of financial incentives can be adjusted to the farmers' willingness to vaccinate over time. Important in this respect are the decision moment and the characteristics of the disease. Farmers' perceptions of the disease risk and about the efficacy of available control options cannot be neglected.