New livestock health web-app for farmers and vets launches
31st October 2024
A new web-app has been launched to enhance health risk management for beef and sheep farmers as well as their vets.
Developed by SRUC’s Veterinary Services team and funded by the Scottish Government, HerdPlan empowers farmers and vets to collaboratively create proactive health plans, ultimately enhancing productivity and increasing farm income.
The founders said that Herdplan revolutionises health planning by moving beyond traditional paper methods.
This new online tool allows the entire farm team, including farm staff, vets, nutritionists and other advisors, to work together efficiently on health planning and conduct regular risk reviews.
By ensuring vaccination strategies, infectious disease protocols, biosecurity measures and other important tasks are prioritised and updated in real-time, HerdPlan enhances overall health risk management.
Make farm health information accessible
HerdPlan also simplifies compliance with health plan requirements set by Red Tractor and QMS, ensuring that nothing is overlooked in the approval process, the app developers explained.
The app facilitates vet’s approvals, antibiotic reviews and other health and welfare assessments, making it easy for both farmers and vets to meet necessary standards and confirm that all requirements are met.
Dr Foteini Manolaraki, animal health planning development manager at SRUC said: “HerdPlan lets you respond to real-world challenges as they arise. Implementing new health protocols into your plan as they are needed, it ensures that your entire team is always aware of the latest farm health information.
“By prioritising prevention over cure, HerdPlan ultimately keeps more money on the farm and ensures that essential tasks are completed on time.”
Farmers and vets can access HerdPlan here.
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