Flock and herd health planning
Maintaining high levels of health is the key to maximising animal performance. This is best achieved with a strategy of disease prevention, rather than treating only once disease has occurred.
Health planning is a dynamic process, and not just a tick-box exercise to meet quality assurance requirements. It is an ongoing activity in which animal health and productivity are first assessed, and then targets set, and diseases controlled. Ongoing monitoring then ensures production stays on track. This strategy of disease prevention rather than treatment, is not only in the interests of animal welfare, it also helps cut the medicine bill.
