A DISEASE MONITORING-SYSTEM FOR DAIRY HERDS

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.