Plan an endemic disease follow-up
For each species, you can have up to 3 follow-ups on any number of herds or flocks, as part of your IAHW agreement.
Applies to England
Plan a follow-up
This is the second part of the 鈥楪et funding to improve animal health and welfare鈥� service. It will include:
- further assessment of diseases and conditions based on your review results (this is carried out on the same herd or flock of a species as the review and will help you better understand and prevent disease spread)聽
- further advice on improving animal health, welfare and productivity
You can only do a follow-up on a herd or flock of a particular species after you have done an animal health and welfare review on that same herd or flock.
You must have an Improve Animal Health and Welfare (IAHW) agreement in place before you do a follow-up. You should provide your vet with your IAHW agreement number.
A follow-up usually takes between 2 and 3 hours. It can happen:
- over several visits聽
- in a single visit
When to have a follow-up
To be eligible to claim for endemic disease follow-ups you must:
- have had a review which you should claim for first聽聽
- have the follow-up on the same herd or flock of a particular species as the review
- make sure the follow-up takes place no more than 10 months after your review聽
- make sure that follow-ups on herds or flocks of a particular species, are always at least 10 months apart聽
- for each species, have no more than 3 follow-ups on any number of herds or flocks by 19 June 2027
- have an IAHW agreement in place before you do your first follow-up, including any sampling or testing聽
Get help with your follow-up
Contact the RPA and give your聽IAHW聽agreement number, if you need help arranging or completing your follow-up.
Rural Payments Agency
PO Box 352
Worksop
S80 9FG
贰尘补颈濒:听ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk
Telephone: 03000 200 301
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm, except public holidays
Funding to improve animal health and welfare: guidance for farmers and vets