Herd health planning. Part 3: Monitoring - experiences of a 12-month project on Welsh dairy farms

摘要

The previous two articles on dairy herd health planning have looked at measuring and managing, using as an example the advice and outcomes of health planning on Welsh dairy farms participating in a 12 month project. This third article looks at the approach to monitoring. Monitoring is an opportunity to review health plans and records. This allows an assessment of whether measures have been effective in reducing disease, improving production and welfare, and producing a net cost-benefit to the farmer. Plans and advice can be reviewed and the loop completed by identifying further areas that need to be measured, managed and monitored.