Animal Health and Welfare Pathway update

May 2024 has brought a new announcement regarding the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway.

Simply put: the review is a fully funded vet visit that happens on a yearly basis. During the review, keepers of cattle, sheep and pigs can access bespoke health and welfare advice and test for endemic diseases and other conditions using a vet of their choice. 

The current offer is: 

£522 for a beef cattle review 
£372 for a dairy cattle review 
£436 for a sheep review 

In addition to this, there is a further offering: 

£215 for cattle with no BVD 
£837 for beef cattle where BVD is present in the herd 
£1,714 for dairy cattle where BVD is present in the herd 
£639 for sheep 

This money will go towards identifying persistently infected cattle on farms with BVD and advice on how to eliminate the disease from the farm.  

In the case of sheep, the farmer will, in consultation with their vet, choose from a range of health improvement packages. These will target the syndrome that is most prevalent and provides most benefit to treat in each flock. 

This extra funding will be available in summer. The offer will be rolled out gradually, starting with sheep and beef cattle, before expanding to include dairy farmers soon after. 

Eligible farmers will also receive funding for the delivery of a biosecurity assessment followed by bespoke advice to help farmers identify how diseases are most likely to spread into their herd or flock, and across their farm.