Download or read book Improving dairy herd health written by Professor Emeritus Emile Bouchard and published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Particular focus on prerequisites required for effective herd health management (HHM) programmes, including understanding bovine disease epidemiology, improving disease surveillance (including the use of sensors), data-driven decision-making based on cow health records, as well as advances in understanding and optimising immune response Reviews HHM issues across the dairy cow life cycle, from reproduction and calf health to the transition stage and replacement of stock Shows how HHM programmes can work in practice for particular conditions, from udder and hoof health to preventing metabolic disorders, bacterial and viral diseases as well as parasitic infections