To do this effectively and economically, a herd approach that is aimed at preventing or minimizing disease losses is necessary. Dairy Production Medicine includes herd health but also encompasses productivity and economic efficiency to optimize the output of the dairy farm enterprise. Many veterinarians are today providing both herd health and dairy production medicine services. Keep health and reproductive records on each cow. Individual cards or pages in a notebook are satisfactory.
Many forms are available.
Cow Health Record. PA 16802 Several computer software programs are available for reproductive, management, and health record keeping and herd analysis. Regularly scheduled reproductive examinations should be done every 2 to 4 weeks, depending on herd size and number of cows to be examined. Record all findings. Goals of less than 200,000 leukocytes in the bulk tank together with a low incidence of clinical mastitis are attainable.