Publication: Dairy herd health management
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2015-03
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Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - North La Union Campus
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Livestock diseases are problems of considerable importance to farmers. Good livestock husbandry equates with proper animal care to obtain optimum production of their products. As production methods become more intensive, particularly in commercial farms, the health status of animals becomes increasingly a primary determinant of productivity in livestock farms. (PCCARD. 1981. The Philippines Recommends for Dairy Cattle Production. Los BaƱos, Laguna.)
In tropical countries like the Philippines, livestock diseases are a major impediment to livestock production and economic development. Tropical climate is extremely conducive to the growth and propagation of pathogens, and consequently the environment is rife with diseases and their vectors. A livestock disease with primarily public health importance is Anthrax, which is primarily confined in the mountainous areas of Northern Luzon. (http://www.extension.psu.edu/animal/dairy/health/hoof)
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Rodriguez, O. F. (2015). Dairy herd health management. [Unpublished Undergraduate Thesis]. Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - North La Union Campus, Sapilang, Bacnotan, La Union. Lakasa ti Sirib, DMMMSU Institutional Repository.