Ed Richey, DVM Gainesville, Florida

1. Ed Richey, DVM Gainesville, Florida

2. TO MAKE ANIMAL HEALTH PROGRAMS WORK: 1. THEY MUST BE SIMPLE 2. THEY MUST FIT THE OPERATION

3. HOW DO WE KEEP ANIMAL HEALTH SIMPLE? YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT A HEALTHY HERD IS !

5. If we subject a Healthy Herd to: -Poor Nutrition -Stress We see a drop in the Resistance Level

6. UnHealthy

7. Or If we subject a Healthy Herd to: -Infectious Diseases -Parasites -Toxins We see a Rise in the Disease Challenge Level

9. We Have a Job to Do !

11. To KEEP HEALTH Simple …. ….All You Have to Do is: A. Recognize DISEASE CHALLENGES B. Know When They OCCUR C. Then ………...

15. Tool For Raising the Resistance: * VACCINATION !

16. Tools for Reducing the Disease Challenge: • Identify & Remove the Disease Carriers • Parasite Controls • Antibiotics • Change in Management

18. Because

19. This is our Goal !

24. If we look closely at a single challenge:

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28. and sometimes we wait until we have a disease outbreak before we attempt to raise the resistance level.

32. Reduce the Disease Challenge BEFORE clinical problems occur

33. DEWORMING ------------- ADEQUATE

43. Booster Vaccinate 3-4 weeks before the breeding season starts

44. > 80 days

46. If

47. Therefore;

48. This More or Less Decides Where The Cow Workings Should Be.

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