This podcast has been created as a useful update for farm vets with beef clients. Gareth Mulligan, Director of Afon Vets a mixed practice in South Wales and Chairman of Iechyd Da (the delivery partner for South Wales), speaks to Alison Braddock, SRUC Veterinary Services. The Welsh Governments' Sustainability in Farming Scheme is launching in March of this year with opportunities for local farm vets to work directly with their farm clients to deliver an Animal Health Improvement Cycle programme with the overall aim of improving animal health production metrics and therein farm productivity performance. They discuss how the Premium Cattle Health Scheme (PCHS) can be an effective tool for suckler herds to improve health and productivity help tackle diseases such as BVD and Johne's Disease and the potential to develop the scheme in commercial as well as pedigree herds.

See the CHECS (Cattle Health Certification Standards) technical document

PCHS Quick Guides to Biosecurity, BVD and Johne's for vets out and about plus an overview of each scheme.

More information is available at www.cattlehealth.co.uk

Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in SRUC and On the Hoof podcasts are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of Scotland’s Rural College. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only, not professional advice. The "Scotland’s Rural College" name and all forms and abbreviations (including but not limited to SRUC, and inclusive of SAC Consulting) are the property of its owner and its use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organisation, product, or service.