Soil Association

Certification Ltd

Animal Health Plan - BEEF

Please read the following guidance notes before completing this plan:

· Although this format is not compulsory, the organic standards do require a regularly updated management and health plan for all livestock enterprises. We hope that this template will reduce the time needed to produce your health plan. If you do not wish to use this template it should provide the basic structure for any other livestock health plan submitted.

· This plan can be used as part of your livestock management plan but should not be treated as the whole document. Housing and feeding details should be considered separately.

· This template has been designed to be easy to understand and use, as well as being functional. We hope that it will be a useful management tool rather than just a health plan required for organic certification.

· This health plan must detail all treatments used including homeopathic and alternative treatments.

· This plan is divided into a number of sections which can be individually removed and updated as required.

· This document should be reviewed and updated annually.

Licence number

Name and address

Is the holding undergoing Simultaneous Conversion?	Yes		No
Herd Number

Type of Holding (Please tick appropriate box)
Upland
Lowland
LFA

Mission statement

What are your main objectives for the beef enterprise in the future?

Beef Health Monitoring

Conception Rate
Year	2004
Number

Number of cattle in herd
Year	2004
Number

Number of finished cattle this year
Year	2004
Number

Average finishing weight
Year	2004
Number

Average finishing age (months)
Year	2004
Age

Mortality rate (deaths in last 12 months)
Year	2004
Number

Lameness rate (cases in 12 months)
Year	2004
Number

Ectoparasites (e.g. lice, mange, scab)
Year	2004
Number

Internal Parasites (cases in 12 months)
Year	2004
Number

BEEF STORES

Name of person/people responsible for cattle

Breed/breeds of cattle in herd

Production
Number of cattle in herd
Number of finished cattle this year
Average finishing weight
Average finishing age (months)

Production targets
Target number of cattle in herd
Target number of cattle finished each year
Target finishing weight
Target finishing age (months)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

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Date last reviewed:

Feeding

Details of beef store rations (concentrate/forage)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

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Date last reviewed:

Type of Housing
Cubicle
Number of Cubicles
Total loafing area available (m2)
Total area available per cow (m2)
Loose housed
Total loafing area available (m2)
Total bedded area
Total area available per cow (m2)
Other (please state)
Total area available per cow (m2)
What type of bedding is used?

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

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Date last reviewed:

SUCKLER COWS

Name of person/people responsible for cows

Breed/breeds of cows in herd

Production targets
Target number of cows in herd
Target number of calves per year

Calving
Season of calving (Please tick appropriate box)
Spring
Autumn
All Year
Number of difficult/assisted calvings in this 12 month period

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Date last reviewed:

Type of Housing
Cubicle
Number of Cubicles
Total loafing area available (m²)
Total area available per cow (m²)
Loose housed
Total loafing area available (m²)
Total bedded area
Total area available per cow (m²)
Other (please state)
Total area available per cow (m²)
What type of bedding is used?

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

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Date last reviewed:

Replacement heifers

Name of person/people responsible for young stock

Calving
Minimum age at calving
Minimum weight or withers height at service
Minimum condition score at service
Minimum condition score at calving
Breed of bull(s) to be used on heifers
Time of calving (Please tick appropriate box)
Spring
Autumn
Year Round

Feeding

Details of youngstock rations (concentrate/forage)

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Date last reviewed:

Housing

Type of housing
Cubicle
Number of Cubicles
Total loafing area available (m²)
Total area available per cow (m²)
Loose housed
Total loafing area available (m²)
Total bedded area
Total area available per cow (m²)
Other (please state)
Total area available per cow (m²)
What type of bedding is used? (Please state below)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

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Date last reviewed:

CALVES

Name of person/people responsible for calf health

Navel treatments used

How long are calves allowed to suckle on their dams?
If calves cannot suckle:
How much colostrum is given?
For how long are they given colostrum?
Method of calf rearing

Suckled by dame
Multi-suckled
Bucket reared
Other (Please state)
What are your emergency calf rearing precautions? (Please state)

Disbudding
Name of competent person to carry out disbudding
At what age is disbudding carried out?
Castration
Are bull calves castrated?	Yes	No
If yes, is an anaesthetic used?	Yes	No
Please state the method of castration used

Weaning
Age of weaning

Housing
Are calves housed individually in pens?	Yes	No
If yes, for how long are calves in individual pens?
What area is available to the calves in pens (m2/animal)?
When calves are housed in groups, what area is available (m2/ animal)?
At what age are calves turned out? (months)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

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Date last reviewed:

Feeding - Calf Rations

0-3 months

3-6 months

6-12 months

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

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Date last reviewed:

FERTILITY AND REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS

What were the main causes of fertility and reproductive disorders in the herd (please complete appropriate box/boxes)

Cystic Ovaries

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

Whites / endometritis

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

Retained cleansings

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

Silent heat / no heat

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

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Date last reviewed:

Other (please state)

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

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Date last reviewed:

LAMENESS

What were the main causes of lameness in the herd (please complete appropriate box/boxes)

Claw overgrowth

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

Digital dermatitis

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

Foul in the foot

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

Sole ulcer

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

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Date last reviewed:

Swollen/ulcerated hocks

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

Other (please state)

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

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Date last reviewed:

LUNGWORM (HUSK)

Treatment

Please state treatments used

Prevention

Please state prevention measures adopted

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

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Date last reviewed:

METABOLIC AND OTHER DISORDERS

What were the main causes of fertility and reproductive disorders in the herd (please complete appropriate box/boxes)

Milk Fever

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

Staggers

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

Ketosis (Acetonaemia)

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

Bloat

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

Displaced Abomasum

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

Other (please state)

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

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Date last reviewed:

CONTAGIOUS DISEASE STATUS OF HERD

Has the herd ever been tested positive for any of the following contagious diseases?
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD)	Yes	No
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)	Yes	No
Leptospirosis	Yes	No
Johne’s disease	Yes	No
Bovine tuberculosis (TB)	Yes	No
Other (Please state)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

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Date last reviewed:

VACCINATION POLICY
Do you vaccinate for any of the following ?
Lungworm	Yes	No
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD)	Yes	No
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)	Yes	No
Leptospirosis	Yes	No
Calf Diarrhoea	Yes	No
Blackleg	Yes	No
Other (Please state)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

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Date last reviewed:

ECTOPARASITES (for example: lice, mange, scab)

Please state the type of parasites found

Treatment

Please state treatments used for each group of animals

Prevention

Please state prevention measures adopted

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

INTERNAL PARASITES

Please state the type of parasites found

Treatment

Please state treatments used for each group of animals

Prevention

Please state prevention measures adopted

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BIOSECURITY

Have you got a biosecurity policy in place?	Yes	No
Are there disinfectant points prior to entering livestock areas?	Yes	No
Is this a closed herd/flock?	Yes	No
Do you have isolation facilities for new or sick animals?	Yes	No
Do you have any biosecurity routines for bought in stock?	Yes	No
Number of live stock animals entering the farm over last 12 months	Sheep
	Cattle
	Pigs
	Poultry
If yes what measures are routinely carried out on bought in stock?

Do you have shared borders with other livestock farms?	Yes	No
If yes what measures are in place to prevent the risk of disease transfer between herd/flocks?

VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION

Have you had to treat for a vitamin deficiency?		Yes		No
If yes, please state what vitamins were supplemented and how these were identified (forage/soil/blood analysis)
Please note that synthetic vitamins for ruminants will be prohibited after 31 December 2005. If you require to use synthetic vitamins please contact the your certification body with full details.
Deficiency	Analysis carried out		Treatment

Appraisal of vitamin supplementation
Are any changes needed in the current regime?

MINERAL DEFICIENCY

Is there an on farm mineral deficiency?		Yes		No
If yes, please state your on farm deficiencies and how these were identified (forage/soil/blood analysis)
Deficiency	Analysis carried out		Treatment

If a multi trace element is used please complete the table below
Trace Elements	Please tick if included in supplement	Form that element appears in supplement	Please tick if a chelated form
Eg.- Zinc	4	Zinc Carbonate	4
Iron
Iodine
Cobalt
Copper
Manganese
Zinc
Molybdenum
Selenium
Others

Soil Association

Certification Ltd

Licence number

Is the holding undergoing Simultaneous Conversion?

Herd Number

Mission statement

Beef Health Monitoring

Conception Rate

Number of cattle in herd

Number of finished cattle this year

BEEF STORES

Production

Production targets

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Feeding

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Type of Housing

Cubicle

What type of bedding is used?

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

SUCKLER COWS

Production targets

Season of calving (Please tick appropriate box)

Type of Housing

Cubicle

What type of bedding is used?

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Replacement heifers

Name of person/people responsible for young stock

Calving

Minimum age at calving

Feeding

Housing

Cubicle

What type of bedding is used? (Please state below)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

CALVES

Navel treatments used

Method of calf rearing

Suckled by dame

Multi-suckled

Bucket reared

Other (Please state)

What are your emergency calf rearing precautions? (Please state)

Disbudding

Castration

Are bull calves castrated?

Yes

No

If yes, is an anaesthetic used?

Yes

No

Please state the method of castration used

Weaning

Feeding - Calf Rations

FERTILITY AND REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS

What were the main causes of fertility and reproductive disorders in the herd (please complete appropriate box/boxes)

Cystic Ovaries

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

Whites / endometritis

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

Retained cleansings

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

Silent heat / no heat

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

Other (please state)

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

LAMENESS

Claw overgrowth

Treatments used

Prevention Measures

Digital dermatitis

Treatments used

Prevention Measures