Have you completed an Animal Health and Welfare Pathway application with your vet within the last 10 months?
Once the initial health review and testing has been completed, you can now apply for bolt-on funding. After carrying out further testing for certain diseases, you can then receive an additional payment on top of the initial AHWP payment.
* The funding available for beef farms depends on the result of your BVD check test. Please note that there is currently no bolt-on funding available for dairy farms.
Testing for beef cattle focuses on Bovine Viral Diarrhoea virus (BVD) and testing for pigs focuses on Porcine Respiratory & Reproductive Syndrome virus (PRRS). For sheep, however, the requirements for the bolt-on funding are more flexible, and you can pick and choose one or more tests from a list. This means that this next step of the Health & Welfare Pathway can be tailored to your flock, with you and your vet deciding on which area is most relevant to you.
Find out more about the bolt-on funding or ask us at the practice.