Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
The brucellosis affected dairy herd and the program veterinarian.
- Journal:
- Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases
- Year:
- 1996
- Authors:
- Sawyer, J C
- Affiliation:
- Department of Food and Agriculture · United States
Plain-English summary
In March 1989, a special group was formed in Ontario, California, to help eliminate brucellosis, a contagious disease, from local dairy farms. This group included various experts, such as state and federal animal health officials, dairy farmers, private veterinarians, and university specialists. Instead of focusing on individual farms, they worked together to improve the entire dairy community. They created minimum standards that needed to be followed at any farm still experiencing brucellosis three months after the disease was found. Overall, their efforts were successful in managing the disease and improving relationships between veterinarians and dairy farmers.
Abstract
A brucellosis task force was established in Ontario, California, in March 1989 for the purpose of attempting to eliminate brucellosis from a nearby, densely concentrated, community of dairy farms. The task force was a uniquely composed organization of both state and federal animal health agency personnel, diary owners and diary association representatives, private veterinary practitioners and the University of California veterinary extension dairy specialist. The task force focused on the entire dairy farm community rather than on individual brucellosis affected herds. The effort was successful. The task force developed a set of minimum standards that were required to be implemented at any dairy where transmission of brucellosis was still occurring 3 months after the disease was diagnosed in the herd. The observations and experiences of government program veterinarians, who worked with diligent and concerted effort in these herds, provide an insight into aspects of herd management and veterinarian/herd-owner relationship requirements for success.
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