Reducing disease and deaths in calf-rearing systems

摘要

Calf health and productivity have a direct effect on growth rates, which largely determine whether a calf-rearing enterprise is profitable. With Food Harvest 2020 aiming to significantly increase farming outputs it is obvious that, in order to achievethis goal, efficiency has to be the key, writes Mairead O'Grady MVB, MRCVS, Technical Advisor, MSD Animal HealthIt is broadly accepted that more intensive management systems have a higher risk of a disease outbreak than smaller-scale systems. The importance of veterinary advice during a farm-expansion project cannot be underestimated.