Lecture 14: Infection and Herd Health Flashcards
1
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Traditional approach to health management
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- Treatment of sick animals
- Medical management and less prevention
2
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Herd Health Management Approach
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-Method to optimize health, welfare, and production of animals through systematic analysis of relevant data and through regular objective observations of cows and their environment so that informed timely decisions are made to adjust and improve herd management over time
3
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HHM is based mainly on
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Prevention, which itself is based on id of risk factors for disease
4
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5 HHM objectives
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- Optimize health status by preventing health, production, and reproduction problems
- Optimize productivity by improving herd management practices
- Optimize animal welfare and ecological quality of the environment
- Optimize the quality and safety of dairy and meat products
- Optimize the profitability of the enterprise
5
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Farmer needs to (3):
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- Know modern farming methods
- Practice good strategic and operational planning
- Practice accurate and up to date data recording
6
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What records does the farmer need to keep?
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- Animal health
- Production
- Financial
- Individual animal identification
7
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Vet needs to know/be interested in (6):
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- Functional structure of farm
- Diagnosis/disease prevention
- Epidemiological skills
- Data processing techniques
- Communication and farmer education
- Meat quality and food safety/public health aspects
8
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Production data monitoring may provide a reflection of
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- Clinical and subclinical disease
- Sub-optimal husbandry
9
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6 main farm operational areas
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- Animal nutrition
- Health care
- Reproduction
- Milk production
- Herd replacement
- Fixed assets and labor
- Cash management
