HERDMANCom
A
NEW PREVENTIVE HERD HEALTH SOFTWARE TO ENHANCE DAIRY ANIMAL
PRODUCTIVITY
DEVELOPED BY INFOVET IN COLLOABORATION
WITH DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
BOMBAY
VETERINARY COLLEGE, PAREL, MUMBAI 400 012, INDIA
The
definition of health or disease in animals is more elaborate
and includes parameters such as profitability and fertility.
Thus, if a dairy animal is to be called this animal must give
optimum production and should also breed optimally. Such as
definition of health also satisfies the business needs of the
dairy operation. Naturally, if the animals are kept ‘healthy’
it will enhance profitability, reduce cost of milk production
and the milk from such animals would also be wholesome for the
consumers. The new strategy calls for radical change in the
way the animal health personnel provide services to the farmers.
Many developed countries have achieved success in this direction,
but due to several reasons, this could not be even initiated
in India. If we have to face competition from the world players
in dairy, the following new approach should be adopted.
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Animals are continuously monitored by maintaining data of
individual animals and analysis on herd-basis.
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Common-source problems, such as, nutritional deficiencies,
sub-clinical infections and sub fertility are predicted, investigated
and corrective measures are taken to resolve the primary causal
factors.
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Problems are predicted based on calculation of epidemiological
rates well before any clinical signs or damage is done. The
system relies more on correction of management, husbandry,
feed, minerals, etc., rather than only use of drugs or hormones.
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The dairy management activities are not farmer-perceived but
predicted based on the records. The problems therefore can
be identified at the earliest. The program encourages participation
of farmers in health maintenance. The central issue is maintaining
individual animal data in a format that can be compiled and
analyzed into rates and indices. With introduction of computers
it has become easy to organize the farm data, but unfortunately
no such software is available that can meet Indian (and also
other developing countries) demands.
Vetindia Infotech Solutions, Mumbai, in collaboration
with the Department of Medicine, Bombay Veterinary College,
affiliated to Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University,
has developed a cow / buffalo herd management software that
is tailor-made to satisfy the needs of the Indian dairy industry.
This is the first such software available for the dairy farmers
and would also be useful to dairy industry of the neighboring
countries.
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