A system for recording and evaluating disease, intended for both dairy
herd health monitoring and research purposes, is described. The syste
m was initiated in 1960 with the objective of providing a research dat
abase and it has been developed to respond to the herd health manageme
nt needs of modern farmers and veterinarians. The system is probably o
ne of the oldest disease recording systems in existence and has contri
buted to the expansion of epidemiological knowledge of dairy cattle di
seases and has helped to improve the health management of dairy herds.
The history of the system, the herd reporting form and various analys
es and reports generated with the system are presented.