Farm animal health planning Flashcards
Components of a herd health program
- progressive livestock poriducer
- enthusiastic and competent vet
- post grad qualifications
- health and production data information systems
- reports and meets with producer
What is firebrrigade work?
Diagnosis and treatment of individual animal
Describe data systems
Record data, analyse
Keep written data safe, up to date , accurate
Outline NMR data
Milk quality Bulk milk SCC Indiviual SCC individual cow milk yield, fat, protein Record once a month
T/F: NMR and bulk lab data may be different
True as done at a different lab
Incidence of mastitis
Less than 30 cases/ 100 cows/ year
Current uk average around 40%
What is the lameness incidence?
Less than 17 cases / 100 cows / year
Current uk average around 25%
What is ADF?
Assured dairy farms
What is ABM?
Assured British meat
What is ABP?
Assured British pigs
What is ACP?
Assured chicken production
What is AP?
Assured production
What is ACCS?
Assured combinable crops scheme
What is FAWL?
Farm assured Welsh livestock
What is NIFQAS?
Northern Ireland farm quality assurance scheme
What is QMS?
Quality meat Scotland
What is Genesis quality assurance?
GQA
What is soil association?
Organic farms
What do assured farm schemes assure?
Quality of product Safety of product Standard of husbandry on farm Welfare Environmental issues (Farm entrance neat and tidy) (Employs staff with proper wages etc)
Outline livestock health plan
Farm specific Accessible to all staff Updated with changes Dairy cows, beef and sheep separate Records health and performance Animal medicines and husbandry procedures Fallen stock (storage and disposal) Livestock transport (vehicle, bedding, stocking density, trained person, emergency plan, >8 hours to be approved by DEFrA, C&D)
Outline feed and water prescriptions
Either have fed plan or do regular BCS (0 and 60 days after calving, 100 days before and at dry off)
What is AP?
Assured production
What minimum health and performance records need to be kept?
Lameness Mastitis Mortality records Culling records and reasons for cull (excluding mortality and Tb) Medicine records Abbattoir feedback Calf mortality (0-24 hours, 1-42 days) Involuntary culls (excluding TB)
List livestock measures to minimise spread of disease within and between farms
Farm bio security policy
Dog worming policy
Disinfectant
Livestock movements
Outline stages of health plan and review
Part a: having a written and up to date plan and implementing it on farm, static, past
Part b: monitoring issues that occur on farm, dynamic, current
Part c: completion of an annual review by a vet and taking action on issues. Strategic, future.
What should a farm have incidence reasons?
Lameness Mastitis Culling rate Top 3 cull reasons Involuntary culls Calf mortality 0-24h and 1-42 days
T/F: it is a requirement that a veterinary surgeon conduct an annual performance review which entails reviewing records, seeing livestock and recommending actions.
True - to demonstrate this has been completed, Red Tractor has produced a template that the vet can complete, sign and leave on farm to be shown to assessor.
Define herd health
Vets providing animal health and production management services to herds and flocks. Whole herd approach. Primary objective is maintenance of animal and production at most efficient level that provides competitive economic returns to animal owner
