Practical Application of Epidemiology in Veterinary Herd Health/production Medicine

Authors

  • Calvin W. Booker Feedlot Health Management Services, Bay 7 - 87 Elizabeth Street, Postal Bag Service #5, Okotoks, Alberta, T1S 2A2
  • Guy H. Loneragan Feedlot Research Group, West Texas A&M University, Box 60998, Canyon, Texas 79015
  • P. Timothy Guichon Feedlot Health Management Services, Bay 7 - 87 Elizabeth Street, Postal Bag Service #5, Okotoks, Alberta, T1S 2A2
  • G. Kee Jim Feedlot Health Management Services, Bay 7 - 87 Elizabeth Street, Postal Bag Service #5, Okotoks, Alberta, T1S 2A2
  • Oliver C. Schunicht Feedlot Health Management Services, Bay 7 - 87 Elizabeth Street, Postal Bag Service #5, Okotoks, Alberta, T1S 2A2
  • Brian K. Wildman Feedlot Health Management Services, Bay 7 - 87 Elizabeth Street, Postal Bag Service #5, Okotoks, Alberta, T1S 2A2
  • Tom J. Pittman Feedlot Health Management Services, Bay 7 - 87 Elizabeth Street, Postal Bag Service #5, Okotoks, Alberta, T1S 2A2
  • R. Kent Fenton Feedlot Health Management Services, Bay 7 - 87 Elizabeth Street, Postal Bag Service #5, Okotoks, Alberta, T1S 2A2
  • Eugene D. Janzen Feedlot Health Management Services, Bay 7 - 87 Elizabeth Street, Postal Bag Service #5, Okotoks, Alberta, T1S 2A2
  • Tye Perrett Feedlot Health Management Services, Bay 7 - 87 Elizabeth Street, Postal Bag Service #5, Okotoks, Alberta, T1S 2A2

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20044902

Keywords:

epidemiology, food animal veterinarian, production medicine, herd health

Abstract

Practical application of formal epidemiology can be a very useful tool in private practice for food animal veterinarians working in the field of herd health/production medicine. Careful and deliberate determination of the outcome variables of interest in each production situation or application provides a logical starting point for establishing the information requirements necessary to measure the defined outcome variables. Subsequently, the collected data can be used for a wide variety of purposes, including disease investigation, monitoring, forecasting and commercial field trials. The successful application of formal epidemiology in herd health/production medicine can serve as a solid basis for establishing long-term productive business relationships with animal agriculture enterprises.

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Published

2004-09-23

Issue

2004

Section

Beef Sessions

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