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@article{citeulike:2774452, abstract = {This paper addresses the principles of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) concept as applied to animal health management strategy. Characteristics of the concept were analysed and compared with those of current animal health care strategies for disease risk identification and herd health management, insurance, and certification. HACCP is a hybrid strategy of quality control at both production process and product level. Animal health is considered a particular quality feature. We show that process control (expressed in terms of controlling both general and specific disease risk factors) and product control (expressed in terms of testing animals or animal products for specific disease agents) could form the basis for improving animal health. We conclude that HACCP provides ample opportunity for preventive health action and risk management at a relatively low cost in terms of labour, finance and documentation expenditure, at both the farm and sector level. Epidemiological field studies are currently needed to identify critical control points and to design HACCP procedures for livestock producers. In the long run, HACCP based animal health care can be further developed into a quality control systems approach to cover all aspects that are related, either directly or indirectly, to animal health.}, address = {Wageningen Institute of Animal Science (WIAS), Department of Animal Husbandry, Agricultural University Wageningen, The Netherlands.}, author = {Noordhuizen, J. P. and Welpelo, H. J.}, citeulike-article-id = {2774452}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8972058}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=8972058}, issn = {0165-2176}, journal = {The Veterinary quarterly}, keywords = {animal, care, haccp, health, management, risk}, month = {December}, number = {4}, pages = {121--126}, posted-at = {2008-05-09 07:10:18}, priority = {2}, title = {Sustainable improvement of animal health care by systematic quality risk management according to the HACCP concept.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8972058}, volume = {18}, year = {1996} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2774452 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2774452 N2 - This paper addresses the principles of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) concept as applied to animal health management strategy. Characteristics of the concept were analysed and compared with those of current animal health care strategies for disease risk identification and herd health management, insurance, and certification. HACCP is a hybrid strategy of quality control at both production process and product level. Animal health is considered a particular quality feature. We show that process control (expressed in terms of controlling both general and specific disease risk factors) and product control (expressed in terms of testing animals or animal products for specific disease agents) could form the basis for improving animal health. We conclude that HACCP provides ample opportunity for preventive health action and risk management at a relatively low cost in terms of labour, finance and documentation expenditure, at both the farm and sector level. Epidemiological field studies are currently needed to identify critical control points and to design HACCP procedures for livestock producers. In the long run, HACCP based animal health care can be further developed into a quality control systems approach to cover all aspects that are related, either directly or indirectly, to animal health. IS - 4 JF - The Veterinary quarterly SN - 0165-2176 AD - Wageningen Institute of Animal Science (WIAS), Department of Animal Husbandry, Agricultural University Wageningen, The Netherlands. EP - 126 TI - Sustainable improvement of animal health care by systematic quality risk management according to the HACCP concept. VL - 18 SP - 121 KW - animal KW - care KW - haccp KW - health KW - management KW - risk AU - Noordhuizen, JP AU - Welpelo, HJ PY - 1996/12// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8972058 ER -