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Food systems veterinary medicine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2011

H. Scott Hurd
H. Scott Hurd*
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 5011, USA
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*Corresponding author. E-mail: shurd@iastate.edu
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Abstract

The objectives of this review are to suggest the use of the systems thinking framework to improve how veterinary medicine is applied to food production. It applies the eight essential skills of systems thinking to a few selected veterinary examples. Two of the skills determine how we approach or define a problem, and are (i) dynamic thinking (taking a longer term perspective) and (ii) the 30,000 foot view (expanding the boundary of analysis beyond the animal, farm, or even country). The other skills are (iii) system-as-cause, (iv) operational thinking, (v) closed-loop (feedback) thinking, (vi) non-linear thinking, (vii) scientific thinking and (viii) generic thinking. The challenge is to adopt and apply this systems framework to veterinary medicine and food production. The result will be a rigorous new approach to solving the complex food and health problems of the 21st century.

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Review Article
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Animal Health Research Reviews , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , December 2011 , pp. 187 - 195
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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