Large cow herd and animal health collide

In terms of animal health, to manage a company with 400 cows demands much more effort than a sole proprietorship. Some of the growing farms have a grip on this, and some don’t. Ynte Schukken, director of animal health at the Dutch animal health service (GD) knows what he is talking about. In the US, he has gained experience with large companies and animal health. “Dutch farmers who settled in Ohio with a new big business, had it go wrong in some cases. They took the leap from a one-man busi