Good Health: stephen Lister of Crowshall Veterinary Services toasts the way to reducing losses and enhancing productivity and welfare

摘要

EFFECTIVE control of infectious disease is the key to ensuring profitability. Anyone who doubts this should remember that disease and disease control are conservatively considered to cost between seven and ten per cent of the value of the industry - in a good yearl This loss can be through mortality, reduced growth rates and productivity, medication costs and expensive downgrading at the processing stage, On health, welfare and economic grounds, therefore, it is obvious that, as an industry, we mustoperate on a basis of prevention being better than cure.