Infection And Herd Health

Question 1

What is the traditional approach to herd health management?

Answer 1

Based on treatment of sick animals, mostly medical management and less prevention

Question 2

What is the herd health management approach?

Answer 2

Method to optimize health, welfare and production in a population of animals through date, environment, decisions to improve herd management over time

Question 3

What are some herd health management objectives?

Answer 3

Preventing health and reproduction problems
Optimize productivity
Optimize animal welfare and quality of environment
Optimize safety of products
Optimize profitability