Kräusslich H
Institut für Tierzucht, München.
Tierarztl Prax. 1994 Jun;22(3):209-14.
This article reflects on future developments in the relationship between farmer and veterinarian by an agricultural expert who lectured at Munich Veterinary Faculty from 1970 to 1993. The first chapter gives the reasons for the changes in this relationship over a period of 200 years. The present agricultural crisis is mainly caused by economic and social developments and by political decisions. The effects of these rapid developments on animal husbandry and veterinarians are discussed. History and new technologies in animal husbandry (for example micro electronics) lead to the thesis that the trend to larger and more specialised herds in family farms will continue. Assuming this thesis to be correct, veterinary herd health management and computerised health programmes will gain more importance in veterinary practice whereas therapy of individual animals will decrease.
本文由一位1970年至1993年在慕尼黑兽医学院讲学的农业专家，对未来农民与兽医关系的发展进行了反思。第一章阐述了200年间这种关系发生变化的原因。当前的农业危机主要是由经济和社会发展以及政治决策造成的。讨论了这些快速发展对畜牧业和兽医的影响。畜牧业的历史和新技术（如微电子技术）得出这样一个论点，即家庭农场中畜群规模越来越大且越来越专业化的趋势将持续下去。假设这一论点正确，那么兽群健康管理和计算机化健康计划在兽医实践中将变得更加重要，而个体动物的治疗则会减少。
