[Livestock management and veterinary services for cattle and pigs in Switzerland].

Hool, N.; Schüpbach-Regula, G.; Thomann, B. (2020). [Livestock management and veterinary services for cattle and pigs in Switzerland]. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 162(5), pp. 293-306. Gesellschaft Schweizer Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte 10.17236/sat00258

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INTRODUCTION

The role of livestock veterinarian has changed in recent decades and the advisory role of veterinarians is becoming increasingly important. Only vague statements have been made about the current distribution and content of the livestock management in Switzerland. The aim of this study was to collect information and data on veterinary services and the use of livestock management for cattle and pigs and to describe the current situation in Switzerland. Therefore, a survey was carried out among veterinarians and farmers. The results show that around half (46%) of the surveyed veterinarians offer livestock management. However, the majority (61%) of farmers do not make use of the livestock management. Around one third of the farms (31%) are serviced by the animal health services and almost every tenth farm (8%) using the integrated veterinary livestock management (ITB). The service is mainly used by larger cattle and pig farms. The number of cattle in managed and non-managed farms differ significantly (p = 0.01). In general, pig farms are managed more frequently than cattle farms - mostly in the form of an agreement with the Pig Health Service (SGD). 76% of pig farms, 21% of cattle farms and 44% of mixed farms are using the livestock management. The majority (79%) of the surveyed veterinarians classify the market for livestock management small and its future importance is largely assessed stable or decreasing by veterinarians and farmers. Half of the veterinarians and a tenth of farmers without livestock management mention excessively high costs as a reason for the limited market. In addition, more than half of the farmers with livestock management name costs as the limiting factor. Veterinarians see the greatest advantage of livestock management in cattle fertility, udder health and milk quality, while pig farms profit in reduced use of veterinary drugs, improved herd health and disease prophylaxis.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Research Foci > Veterinary Public Health / Herd Health Management
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Veterinary Public Health Institute
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH)

UniBE Contributor:

Hool, Natalie, Schüpbach-Regula, Gertraud Irene, Thomann, Beat Stefan

Subjects:

600 Technology > 630 Agriculture

ISSN:

1664-2848

Publisher:

Gesellschaft Schweizer Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte

Language:

English

Submitter:

Susanne Agnes Lerch

Date Deposited:

18 Sep 2020 08:58

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:33

Publisher DOI:

10.17236/sat00258

PubMed ID:

32369022

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Agriculteurs Gestion de la santé du troupeau Herd Health Management Integrierte Tierärztliche Bestandes­betreuung Landwirte Medicina preventiva della mandria Médecine préventive Preventive medicine Präventive Bestandesmedizin Soins vétérinaires intégrés Tierärzte Vétérinaires allevatori farmers gestione veterinaria integrata della mandria herd health management integrated veterinary livestock management veterinari veterinarians

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.146579

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/146579

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