Dairy Herd Health and Management is written by Jos Noordhuizen en edited by Helen Warren. The book is a guide for veterinarians and dairy professionals. You can order the book via Context Products Ltd. and their website www.contextbookshop.com in Leicestershire.
Herd health and productivity management
Herd health and productivity management has become a core business of modern veterinary practices in developed countries. The unit of concern is the herd as opposed to the sick cow. This is because the farmer earns his income through healthy cows and loses money via sick cows. Diseases cause substantial economic loss in dairy herds and some key indicators are provided in the book. Herd health and productivity management comprises the various, most important farming areas. For each area, a basis monitoring protocol exists. However, at the same time, individual area specificities should be taken into account!
Farm management and economics
Farm management has become increasingly important and not only because of the increasing administrative burden put on farmers’ shoulders. A farmer has to carry out around 400 daily decisions, processes and functions; you can read in the book. Many farmers have become entrepeneurs and need to behave as such in order to achieve the best (economical) results. On a farm with several employees, communication, people management and perception handling become critically important. Dairy farming is an economic process where resource factors are turned into income & production factors!
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