Quantifying human response to disease

• Assessment of disease or poor production is a useful welfare indicator
• However, it is also important to assess the response of the stockman to disease or poor performance
• As discussed at the beginning, it is important to consider both prevention and treatment of disease – i.e. the human management of the disease.
• Assessment needs to be made of the stockman’s actions in terms of prevention and treatment of disease, and steps to counteract poor production