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Pig Journal Volume: 62
Publication date: June 2009

Clinical Practice

PIG HERD HEALTH PLANS – GETTING BETTER
J. ROBERTSON

Abstract
The use of active, written plans for individual pig businesses to describe and manage health has been present for many years. The use of health plans was further promoted as part of quality assurance systems, but impact has been varied and attitudes towards the value of health plans is sometimes ambivalent. A pilot study was carried out with commercial veterinarians and producers using a pig herd health plan (phhp) that is internet based and incorporates features to improve access to existing data, to reduce repetitious administration, and to facilitate assessment of actions taken. The system removes the need for shared software and provides a platform for linking to other internet based information and services.
The pilot has been completed and the feedback mostly assimilated in to the current phhp. The paper describes the technical and personal factors that were fed back into the design process and the structure of the next phase that will roll out the phhp to the commercial production sector.

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