Feedlot Hospital Management

Abstract

The concepts of preventive medicine as studied and practiced by most in our profession do not apply in feedlots. A better term for what most feedlot veterinarians practice might be "Disease Management. " Prevention defines activities that if taken avoid the occurrence of a problem. While both disease prevention and disease management define activities that are coordinated to a achieve a goal. Management readily recognizes the occurrence of problems and plans activities to deal with these to minimize their detrimental effects. Disease management plans for the occurrence of disease. The basis for success is having planned so well for dealing with disease that the goal of the feedlot is achieved.