Bovine problem solving

• The diagnostic process involves which 2 process?

  data gathering and closure
• What would cause an error in diagnosis ?

  Premature closure

  • failure to include all possible aetiologies in differential list

  Inattention or Misinterpretation

  Inexperience
• A problem in a herd is usually a combination of?

  Environment, management and animal
• What are the causes of broad production problems in Australia?

  Management / nutrition / metabolic disease

  environment

  trace element deficiencies

  internal parasite

  toxins

  infectious agent
• What is the WHOLE farm diagnosis process?

  1. develop an area of knowledge
  2. visit the property - collect history
  3. define the syndrome and generate a differential list
  4. MINUTEMaN Phys Gen
  5. Do a clinical exam
  6. Collect samples, do post-mortem
  7. Establish definitive diagnosis
  8. Write a report
  9. Contact local authorities if required
• What does MINUTEMaN Phys Gen stand for?


  M - management

  I - Infectious

  N - Nutritional

  U - unknown

  T - toxic/ traumatic

  E - Environment

  M - Metabolic

  a

  N - Neoplasia

  Phys - physical /parasitic

  Gen - genetic
• Data collection is collected and recorded as?

  Time, space, individual