This is a presentation I gave this spring (four times) for groups of veterinarians active in the field of herd health management programs. Dutch dairy farms are growing rapidly in seize and that means the attitude of dairy farmers is changing. Dairy farmers are less and less people that accept what you say, but are becoming more and more people that work in partnerships. Veterinarians have to adapt to that new situation. In my opinion, herd health management programs should move beyond the classif monthly farm visits for pregnancy checks and talks about production records. Tailor made programs should be created to meet the farmers requirements around dairy cattle health. Requirements might differ between farmers and veterinarians should move away from the "one seize fits all approach". Modern cattle veterinary practice is about making life of farmers with regard to animal health easier. The costs and benefits of the offered programs become more important, although that is not the only decision criterium of the farmers. Slides are in Dutch
A vision on herd health management on large dairy farms
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