Vets say Health Plan would cut lameness 50%

HERD Health Plan is a new service from Veterinary Ireland, the professional body for vets.

Its aim is to provide high quality technical expertise and resources to vets, so that they can help their farmer clients to improve cattle health, productivity and sustainability.

Taking lameness as an example, a Herd Health Plan would be expected to reduce the 35 cases in a 100 cow herd to 20 cases within a year.