Dairy herd health [
Dairy herd health is an important and universal topic in large animal veterinary practice and farming, covering both preventive medicine and health promotion. With the move towards large scale farming, the health of the herd is important as an economic nit and to promote the health of the individual...
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| Language: | English |
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK :
CABI ,
c2012
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| Online Access: | https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2012/20123387548.pdf |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Concepts in dairy herd health
- 2. Facilitating change in herd health
- 3. Restoring the dairy herd : rearing youngstock and replacing cows
- 4. Managing herd reproduction
- 5. Control of mastitis and enhancement of milk quality
- 6. Control of ameness
- 7. Control of infectious disease
- 8. Nutritional management of herd health
- 9. Dairy farming, food security and environmental issues