A Preventive medicine program for dairy cattle in Southern Ontario

Authors

  • J. F. Cote Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1974no9p15-17

Keywords:

dairy cattle, Disease control, disease prevention, female genital diseases, health, herds, programs, cows

Abstract

The principles of the herd health programme at the Ontario Veterinary College are discussed with particular emphasis on the veterinarian-dairyman relationship. The importance of: selection of herds (checking health indices before allowing enrolment into the programme); procedures and contracts to avoid misunderstanding, records for identification and up-to-date reports, and cost benefit analysis are all stressed. Analysis of data provided conclusive evidence that return on investment improved significantly (95 to 502%) when the dairyman participated in the programme.

Cover image of the 9th Volume of the Bovine Practitioner: an aerial view of downtown Columbus, Ohio, with the journal title and AABP logo at the top and the information for the 7th annual conference in the lower left.

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Published

1974-11-01

Issue

No. 9 (1974 November)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

A Preventive medicine program for dairy cattle in Southern Ontario. (1974). The Bovine Practitioner, 1974(9), 15-17. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1974no9p15-17