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  • Veterinary epidemiology
  • Population medicine
  • Animal health management

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  • Veterinary clinicians often apply individual diagnostic approaches to herd problem-solving.
  • Direct translation of individual diagnostic methods to herd settings presents challenges due to herd complexity.
  • Existing methods like 'comparison with best practice' and 'differential diagnoses' have limitations in herd contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide an overview of diagnostic approaches used in individual animal cases and their challenges when applied to herds.
  • To propose an investigative framework that integrates epidemiological principles into herd problem-solving.
  • To enhance epidemiological thinking and improve diagnostic efficiency in veterinary herd health.

Main Methods:

  • Review of common diagnostic approaches for individual animals and their adaptations for herd problem-solving.
  • Introduction of an investigative framework emphasizing epidemiological principles.
  • Identification of relevant performance measures and calculation of case frequencies across time, space, and animal groupings.

Main Results:

  • Challenges identified in translating individual diagnostic methods to complex herd environments.
  • Proposed framework facilitates focused investigation and prioritization of actions.
  • The framework serves as an effective teaching tool for epidemiological thinking in veterinary students.

Conclusions:

  • Integrating epidemiological principles and methods is crucial for effective veterinary herd problem-solving.
  • The proposed investigative framework offers a robust and generic approach for various herd-based issues.
  • This approach enhances diagnostic accuracy and resource allocation in managing animal populations.