Farm Health and Productivity Management of Dairy Young Stock 1st Edition by Siert Jan Boersema, Joao Cannas da Silva, John Mee, Jos Noordhuizen ISBN 9086861296 978-9086861293
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ISBN 10: 9086861296
ISBN 13: 978-9086861293
Author: Siert-Jan Boersema, Joao Cannas da Silva, John Mee, Jos Noordhuizen
The rearing of young stock until calving is often neglected on dairy farms, compared to the management of adult cattle. It is often not realised that young stock represent a critical investment in the future of the dairy farm and that sufficient attention should be paid to the rearing period to safeguard that investment and to gain efficiency. Optimal weight gain and health during rearing are essential. The ultimate goals are that the heifer, after her first calving, enters into milk production to her fullest genetic potential and that she will have an optimal health and longevity in the herd.
A population medicine approach is used to focus on healthy animals which bring profit rather than costs. Practical tools are provided to manage the complexity of young stock rearing. This approach provides the farmer with structure, planning, organisation and coaching. Risk identification and risk management, like in bio-security and in quality risk management, are key aspects of the population medicine approach. Practical examples are added to illustrate the points. Finally, a section on diseases in young stock is added as a quick reference guide. This book is a valuable reference for practising veterinarians, herd health practitioners, extension officers and other farm advisors, as well as dairy farmers.
Table of contents:
Section I. The population medicine approach to young stock rearing
Chapter 1. Economic aspects of young stock rearing
Chapter 2. The population-medicine approach to young stock rearing
Chapter 3. Execution of a farm health and productivity management programme for young stock
Chapter 4. Applied biosecurity in young stock rearing
Chapter 5. The concept of cattle comfort, applied to young stock rearing
Chapter 6. Quality risk management programmes for young stock rearing
Chapter 7. Discussion and conclusions
Annexes to Section I
Section II. Diseases of young stock
Chapter 8. Introduction to Section II
Chapter 9. Perinatal disorders
Chapter 10. Infectious calf diarrhoea and septicaemia
Chapter 11. Reflections about IBR (BHV-1 virus) infections
Chapter 12. Reflections about BVD (BVD virus) infections
Chapter 13. Summarising other diseases in young stock
Chapter 14. Tropical and subtropical diseases in young stock
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