Biosecurity, health and disease management practices among the dairy farms in five districts of Bangladesh

Herd health management is a planned program to optimize health, welfare, and production of dairy cows. A cross-sectional study focused on herd health management of dairy farms, was carried out to assess the biosecurity, health, and disease management practices with associated socio-demographic facto...

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Veröffentlicht in:Preventive veterinary medicine 2024-04, Vol.225, p.106142-106142, Article 106142
Hauptverfasser: Bushra, Anica, Rokon-Uz-Zaman, Md, Rahman, ASM Sadequr, Runa, Monika Akter, Tasnuva, Sadia, Peya, Samia Sharmin, Parvin, Mst. Sonia, Islam, Md. Taohidul
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Zusammenfassung:Herd health management is a planned program to optimize health, welfare, and production of dairy cows. A cross-sectional study focused on herd health management of dairy farms, was carried out to assess the biosecurity, health, and disease management practices with associated socio-demographic factors. A structured questionnaire with closed- and open-ended questions was employed for farmers’ interviews to acquire information on dairy farms. Data were collected from randomly selected 205 dairy farms in five districts (Dhaka-Savar, Mymensingh, Gazipur, Rangpur, and Sirajganj) of Bangladesh. Overall, 1.5% farms had “good”, 17% had “moderate” and 81.5% had “poor” levels of biosecurity, health and disease management practices (BHDMP). Analysis of variance revealed that mean BHDMP scores were significantly (p 
ISSN:0167-5877
1873-1716
DOI:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2024.106142