Review Article
A Blueprint for Conducting a Veterinary Dairy Farm Audit
Jos NoordhuizenFarm situations and herd problems are commonly complex and multifactorial in nature. A dairy farm audit should therefore be well-structured and organized so that the farmer or veterinarian are not lost in their activities. This article presents a blueprint, a model, for conducting a dairy farm audit. For that purpose, an imaginary dairy farm and a herd problem was chosen: Metabolic disorders on a farm with 550 dairy cows. The subsequent steps in the farm audit are elaborated until the final farm audit report and veterinary advises, divided into priority advises and secondary advises