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Farm Health Planning

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ARCHIVE: Farm health planning: Information for pig keepers

The pig sector chose to use the Defra pump-priming, in particular, to fund two pieces of BPEX-led research: the development on an online plan and the trialling of self-help producer groups.

The pump-priming legacy...

Guidance

• Farmers Weekly Academy units on health planning (PDF)
• RUMA vaccination guidance for pigs
• British Pig Association FHP guidance for pedigree keepers

Tools

• Online Pig Herd Health Plan (A development report (PDF) is also available)
• British Pig Association’s FHP template for pedigree keepers
• Reading University’s disease Cost Benefit Models for Enzootic Pneumonia and PRRSv

Research

• A study of self-help producer groups

Page last modified: March 31, 2010
Page published: March 31, 2010

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