Sinposis

Particular focus on prerequisites required for effective herd health management (HHM) programmes, including understanding bovine disease epidemiology, improving disease surveillance (including the use of sensors), data-driven decision-making based on cow health records, as well as advances in understanding and optimising immune response  Reviews HHM issues across the dairy cow life cycle, from reproduction and calf health to the transition stage and replacement of stock  Shows how HHM programmes can work in practice for particular conditions, from udder and hoof health to preventing metabolic disorders, bacterial and viral diseases as well as parasitic infections