Use of Nutritional consultation in dairy practice

Abstract

Of all the factors which have an influence on the incidence of illness and disease on the farm, as well as the outcome, probably nutrition plays the most important role. Not only does it influence our client’s livestock physical health, but also our client’s fiscal health. Therefore, it influences our own fiscal wellbeing. The reasons for a veterinarian becoming directly involved in his clients nutritional programs then are obvious. The nutritional consultation is means for the practitioner to influence the ultimate success or failure ultimately of all the efforts of the farm. Nutritional consultation provides the veterinarian with the opportunity to change his/her relationship with clients to that of a consultant. It allows for a change in the emphasis of practice to a more organized schedule for task completion. It allows the veterinarian to practice beyond certain physical limitations. Ideally, it can be used to enhance the effectiveness of therapy. Within the limited scope of this paper, I will attempt to describe the basis of evaluation that is used by us to provide nutritional advice to clients.