Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 7, 3584 CL, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Prev Vet Med. 2012 May 1;104(3-4):207-15. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.12.019. Epub 2012 Jan 28.
The importance of veterinary herd health management (VHHM) is increasing in both dairy farming and veterinary practice. Little is known, however, about how VHHM is perceived by farmers in terms of structure, content and satisfaction. In 2007 a questionnaire, containing questions about these three items was therefore sent to 800 Dutch dairy farmers. Farmers received two questionnaires, one for participants in VHHM and one for non-participants, allowing them to choose the appropriate one. Results were summarized and statistically analyzed. Farmers who were participating in VHHM had better farm performance. They were satisfied with the way VHHM was executed on their farm. However, there were some pressure points. Goal setting and evaluation was still not a regular part of VHHM, even though it is said to be effective in literature. Time spent on VHHM not visible to the farmer was often not charged or not clearly specified on the bill. The differences in opinions between participants and non-participants of VHHM indicated a lack of communication and/or product differentiation. Satisfaction with the way VHHM was executed on the farm had no significant influence on 305-day production. There was, however, some influence on calving interval and bulk milk somatic cell count (BMSCC).
兽医群体健康管理（VHHM）在奶牛养殖和兽医实践中的重要性日益增加。然而，关于农民如何看待 VHHM 的结构、内容和满意度，我们知之甚少。因此，2007 年我们向 800 名荷兰奶牛场主发送了一份包含这三个项目问题的调查问卷。农民收到了两份问卷，一份是针对 VHHM 参与者的，一份是针对非参与者的，他们可以选择适合自己的问卷。我们对结果进行了总结和统计分析。参与 VHHM 的农民的农场表现更好。他们对 VHHM 在他们农场的执行情况感到满意。然而，也存在一些压力点。尽管文献表明目标设定和评估是有效的，但它仍然不是 VHHM 的常规部分。VHHM 花费在农民看不到的时间上的费用通常不在账单中收取或没有明确规定。VHHM 参与者和非参与者之间的意见差异表明沟通和/或产品差异化不足。农民对 VHHM 在农场执行情况的满意度对 305 天的生产没有显著影响。然而，它对产犊间隔和牛奶体细胞计数（BMSCC）有一定影响。
