Resources & Useful Links
Below you will find links to regularly required documentation as well as to additional useful resources for livestock farmers and those responsible for the welfare of animals.
This long-running, collaborative industry campaign aims to raise awareness and improve youngstock health through gold standard colostrum management.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Vet Gateway provides a portal for vets to access APHA's services, systems, operating instructions, guidance, news and intelligence on new and re-emerging animal health threats.
BVDFree England is a voluntary industry-led scheme, working to eliminate Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) from all cattle in England.
Control Of Worms Sustainably (COWS) is a voluntary initiative aiming to provide the best available, evidence-based information to the beef and dairy cattle industries in relation to the sustainable control of both internal and external parasites.
Red Tractor champions British food and farmers and is the UK’s largest food and farm standards scheme - covering all areas of food production from animal welfare and food safety to traceability and environmental protection. The only UK scheme to do so. Templates are available here.
SCOPS is an industry led group that works in the interest of the UK sheep industry. It recognises that, left unchecked, anthelmintic resistance is one of the biggest challenges to the future health and profitability of the sector.
Precision grazing run a range of discussion groups, courses and knowledge-transfer events in England and Wales, follow the links below to find out more or book a meeting with one of the team to kick-start your journey to profitable pasture-based farming.
This is a government funded scheme working with vets and farmers aiming to improve animal health, welfare and production on farms. The scheme funds an annual advisory visit from their vet of their choice to review the health and welfare of your animals. Click ‘visit’ to go to the government website to learn