Extracted from WebGDS, software made available free of charge by GDS Creuse to its members, your BSE is available at any time and in just a few clicks to farmers with access codes. It provides information about your farm description, your mortality and reproduction indicators, your health data.
Annualized data to adapt your health management
Your pre-filled BSE provides you with a summary of the data you record as part of your regulatory obligations. It includes:
· Your identification data (source: Livestock Service of the Chamber of Agriculture), which illustrate movements, mortalities, reproduction results…
· Your recorded data on monitoring diseases subject to herd health programs or introductions and/or occasional screenings.
· Your pathology reports, to be completed using your health record.
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A tool for monitoring reproduction in your herd, …
Your pre-filled BSE helps you identify strengths and areas for improvement. An efficient reproduction, means better income and illustrates the health balance of your herd. Knowledge of the digital productivity is essential. On the one hand, it affects EBITDA; feeding an unproductive cow has a cost (2 € to 3 € per day, depending on the systems), which has increased this year due to the very limited availability of feed resources. And simply going from an average calving interval (IVV) of 370 days to 380 days across 37 cows is equivalent to losing a calf, even if the carcass collection form is not present! On the other hand, it reflects the health balance of your herd. A favorable reproductive health assessment indicates a state of health balance. Conversely, a decline should be treated as a warning sign to investigate.
… of disease control…
With your attending veterinarian, you prepare your annual BSE. Using data from your health log, you can assess your herd’s status (favorable, deteriorated, or severely deteriorated) for the various diseases affecting each animal category. You can then determine the priority for your herd for the coming year. Your pre-filled BSE can be sent to your veterinarian if they request it from us.
… and of prescribing without a clinical examination
The prescription of veterinary medicines is possible either after the veterinarian has carried out a clinical examination of the animals, or without a clinical examination, as part of the ongoing health monitoring. Following on from the BSE, your veterinarian draws up a care protocol. This prevention and control plan, developed in consultation with you, first incorporates health measures relating to the health priority identified in your herd, followed by medical measures (curative treatments, antiparasitic treatments, vaccination, etc.) for the conditions encountered on your farm. During the year, as needed, the veterinarian prescribes medicines and writes a prescription, and ensures that the plan is implemented by carrying out at least one follow-up visit per year.
The “GDS Creuse toolbox” to support you day to day
To make it easier to manage your herd’s health, we have developed a range of services in consultation with your elected representatives and veterinarians. More specifically, the BSE is part of an approach to improving your reproductive performance, such as covering the cost of bull testing or providing assistance withpregnancy diagnosis. You can find all the information, as well as access to WebGDS, on the website www.gdscreuse.fr. GDS creuse adapts its work to changes in livestock herds, their environment and your needs, while retaining the fundamental principles of collective animal health control, which are essential to its success. For further information, contact your veterinarian or GDS Creuse.
Christophe Le Maux - Aurélie Perrier
GDS Creuse – www.gdscreuse.fr
