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Livestock farmers can now access funded vet visits for multiple herds or flocks belonging to the same farming business, helping to support better health and profitability within the sector.
The expansion to the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway provides farmers a more comprehensive understanding of livestock health on farms with many groups of animals, whether mixed holdings or larger farms with many groups of a single species.
Since funded vet visits began in 2023 there have been more than 8,000 visits benefiting hundreds of thousands of animals, with over 95% of farmers saying that they have or will take action based on the advice of their vet. The strong uptake and implementation of the advice supports increased disease resilience meaning healthier animals and greater food security which in turn will boost farmers profits.
Keepers of beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, or pigs can all apply for a vet of their choice to assess all their herds and flocks along with an optional, funded, follow-up assessment.
June 26, 2025/ UK Government/ United Kingdom.
https://www.gov.uk
