[New methods of veterinary care for swine herds]

In hybrid breeding schemes it is important to make sure that no diseases are transferred from the multiplier farms to the piglet producers. In the German Federal Hybrid Scheme (BHZP) are 280 multiplier farms working with Personal Computers with the same software. The software helps the veterinarians in analysing health problems in the herds. Some data-evaluations of piglet losses, herd performance-traits and causes of sow-losses are shown. Because of the identical software in all farms is it possible to work with the same vaccine strategy in the whole breeding scheme. The results of the data-evaluations are the main basis for the farmer, veterinarian and adviser.