Veterinary service of the dairy complex: problems and ways to solve them

The article analyzes the activities of the veterinary service of a large livestock enterprise during which it was found that the average annual number of sick cows with one or another non-infectious pathology is 968 heads (30 % of the total livestock), while medical work is only 16 % of the total labor costs. in addition, the responsibilities of veterinary specialists include conducting diagnostic studies, preventive vaccinations, measures for the prevention of non-communicable pathology at the complex, veterinary and sanitary work, etc. The analysis of the need for veterinary specialists of the analyzed agricultural organization was carried out to establish the compliance of the existing number of veterinary service workers with the standards, calculations found that 13 veterinary specialists are needed for effective veterinary service of the farm, with 8 available.