The Animal Health & Welfare Review (AHWR; previously Pathway) launched in the Spring of 2023 and continues to run. The follow-up Endemics package launched Autumn 2024; more details are to be found further down this page!
The Review funding is available for all Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) eligible farms with at least 11 cattle or 21 sheep. Initially the funding will be for a single species: £436 for sheep, £522 for beef or £372 for dairy herds.
To apply, click here to visit the government website. It is up to you as a farmer to apply – this is not something that your vet practice can do on your behalf.
When applying, you will need to provide:
- your customer reference number (CRN)
- the SBI number of the business registering for the review
- the business email address linked to the business registering for the review
- your RPA password
Endemics Follow-up
The follow-up Endemics package launched Autumn 2024. This releases an additional £215 for cattle with no BVD, £837 for beef cattle where BVD is present in the herd, and £639 for sheep. The dairy endemics package will be rolled out in due course.
To access the follow-up funding you must have completed and claimed for a review. The follow up must be done no more than 10 months after the review.
For cattle, the focus remains BVD.
For sheep, a number of different open-ended options exist. We suggest reading the information below and considering at which point in the production cycle - pre-tupping, post-tupping, baby lambs, older lambs - your flock may be experiencing losses. Alternatively, you may feel that external parasites or lameness are your biggest concern.
- Ewe condition: Aims to increase the health and performance of ewes on farm. This will help to increase the overall health of the flock and increase the likelihood of successful tupping and lamb raising.
- Reproductive performance: Aims to increase reproductive performance of ewes post-tupping, therefore increasing the number of successful pregnancies and reducing the number of abortions.
- Lamb performance: Aims to reduce disease levels in lambs over the age of 30 days. It includes the weaning stages and moving onto pasture.
- Neonatal lamb survival: Aims to reduce disease levels in lambs under the age of 30 days and increase survival.
- External parasites: Aims to reduce the levels of external parasites; this is especially important where external parasites are causing other issues on farm and are resulting in a major welfare concern to the sheep.
- Lameness: Aims to reduce the levels of lameness on farm regardless of cause.
Testing must be carried out in all cases - for full details of possible testing options , click here