title: The brucellosis affected dairy herd and the program veterinarian.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Animal Industry, Department of Food and Agriculture, California, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sawyer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D002140:California; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006288:Health Planning Organizations / Q000592:standards; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011996:Records / Q000662:veterinary; D014730:Veterinary Medicine