ELABORATION OF PRODUCTION-ORIENTED, PLANN ED HERD HEALTH-PROGRAMS

Multifactorial (management related) diseases cause considerable losses in the Hungarian animal production. Demand for introduction of produc tion-oriented planned animal health programmes to the swine and dairy industry has aroused also in Hungary to cope with multifactorial disea ses. To do so, among others, the followings ale suggested: Training of consultant veterinarians should be given priority both in the graduat e and postgraduate education. New forms of information flow towards sw ine and buiatric practitioners should be implemented. Establishment of slaughterhouse disease monitoring and surveillance programmes should he subsidised. An overview was given (MUIRHEAD) on the effects of majo r swine diseases on time requested to reach slaughter weight. Integrat ed quality control should be introduced in swine production. Long term conception of the advisory network should be elaborated. Rules of est ablishing new swine and dairy units should be harmonised with those of tile EU countries. Udder health programmes adapted individually to th e dairy farm should be applied. Prevention of metabolic disorders of d airy cows should be based on metabolic profile tests. An overview was given (BRYDL) on the frequency rate of metabolic disorders in dairy co w.