Dairy cattle management and disease prevention

Author: Liu Zhanmin
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: This book is compiled by more than 20 individuals from institutions such as Hebei Agricultural University, who have long been engaged in teaching, scientific research, veterinary clinical diagnosis, and dairy production management. It was written based on summarizing practical experience, drawing on advanced scientific and technological achievements, and referring to a large number of literature sources to meet the needs of the rapidly developing dairy industry. Its purpose is to directly serve a wide range of stakeholders, including dairy farmers, technical personnel and management staff of dairy farms, veterinary clinical practitioners, students and faculty of universities and colleges, and decision-makers in relevant government departments, aiming to promote the dairy industry in China to a new level. The book consists of 23 chapters. Chapters 1-9 primarily introduce dairy cow breeds, biological characteristics, reproductive features, ration formulation, and feeding management measures for different growth and development stages. Chapters 10-23 mainly cover the theoretical knowledge and operational skills related to the diagnosis and treatment of dairy cow diseases, common surgeries, internal diseases, surgical diseases, obstetric diseases, infectious diseases, parasitic diseases, toxic diseases, and nutritional metabolic diseases, including their causes, clinical symptoms, diagnostic methods, and prevention and treatment strategies. The compilation of this book strives to achieve a balance between scientific rigor, academic depth, and practicality; combines traditional feeding management experience with scientific feeding techniques; and integrates traditional veterinary diagnostic methods with modern veterinary diagnostic technologies, contributing to the advancement of China's dairy industry.