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Developments in veterinary herd health programmes on dairy farms: a review
1Ruminant Health Unit, Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
This review article addresses some major developments in herd health programmes for dairy farms over the last decades. It focuses particularly on herd health and production management programmes that use protocols and monitoring activities. The article further emphasizes the need for merging herd health programmes with quantitative epidemiological principles and methods. Subsequently, this article points to the latest developments regarding quality assurance in the dairy sector and some quality management methods. Quality should be regarded in its broadest sense. The importance of integrating veterinary herd health programmes and quality (risk) management support at a dairy farm level is stressed. Examples are provided.
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