OPTION 51: ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME
Minimum annual payment: AHWM Plan only | £260.00 |
Maximum annual payment: Plan plus all voluntary options | £1,320.00 |
COMPULSORY ACTIONS: AHWM Plan |
Implement a proactive scheme for the use of treatments, including guidance on the use of veterinary advice and treatment. | | | | |
Skilled farm labour (hrs) | 5 | @ £7.82/hr | £39.10 |
Farm management (hrs) | 2 | @ £9.18/hr | £18.36 |
Veterinary time (hrs) | 3 | @ £61.58/hr | £184.74 |
Sub Total | | | £242.20 |
75% contribution | | | £181.65 |
Implement a proactive scheme for the use of vaccines and routine medications. | | | | |
Skilled farm labour (hrs) | 5 | @ £7.82/hr | £39.10 |
Farm management (hrs) | 1 | @ £9.18/hr | £9.18 |
Veterinary time (hrs) | 1 | @ £61.58/hr | £61.58 |
Sub Total | | | £109.86 |
75% contribution | | | £82.40 |
75% of Total costs | | | £264.05 |
Proposed annual standard cost for AHWM Plan | | | | £260.00 |
VOLUNTARY OPTIONS |
Benchmarking - Undertake additional inspection and monitoring to collate performance indicators and analyse all significant animal health and welfare related observations arising from inspections and implement an action plan to measure performance. | | | | |
Skilled farm labour (hrs) | 53 | @ £7.82/hr | £414.46 |
Farm management (hrs) | 1 | @ £9.18/hr | £9.18 |
Veterinary time (hrs) | 2 | @ £61.58/hr | £123.16 |
Sub Total | | | £546.80 |
75% contribution | | | £410.10 |
Proposed annual standard cost for benchmarking | | | | £410.00 |
Biosecurity - Produce a biosecurity plan to ensure the safe integration of new stock on farm. | | | | |
Skilled farm labour (hrs) | 0 | @ £7.82/hr | £0.00 |
Farm management (hrs) | 7 | @ £9.18/hr | £64.26 |
Veterinary time (hrs) | 0 | @ £61.58/hr | £0.00 |
Sub Total | | | £64.26 |
75% contribution | | | £48.20 |
Minimise the risk of spreading disease by maintaining fences around isolation areas to enhance biosecurity levels and to prevent diseases from entering the herd/flock. | | | | |
Materials (/m) | | @ £1.50 | |
Labour (/m) | | @ £1.60 | |
Cost of new fence (/m) | | | £3.10 |
20yr Maintenance cost (/m)* | | | £3.10 |
Annual maintenance cost (/m) | | | £0.16 |
75% contribution (/m) | | | £0.12 |
Proposed standard cost for biosecurity plan (one off) | £50.00 |
Proposed annual standard cost for fence maintenance per metre | £0.10 |
Maximum annual standard cost for maintaining 3000m fence | £300.00 |
Sampling - On the advice of the veterinary surgeon to undertake sampling to identify diseases / conditions such as twin lamb disease or copper deficiency, which may be present on farm having a negative impact on animal health and welfare and take informed control measures to address conditions . | | | | |
| Skilled farm labour (hrs) | 5 | @ £7.82/hr | £39.10 |
| Farm management (hrs) | 1 | @ £9.18/hr | £9.18 |
| Veterinary time (hrs) | 3 | @ £61.58/hr | £184.74 |
| Sub Total | | | £233.02 |
| 75% contribution | | | £174.77 |
Proposed annual standard cost for sampling | | | | £170.00 |
Forage Analysis - Analyse forages and obtain professional nutritional advice and implement advice from report. | | | | |
| Skilled farm labour (hrs) | 5 | @ £7.82/hr | £39.10 |
| Farm management (hrs) | 1 | @ £9.18/hr | £9.18 |
| Veterinary/Advisor time (hrs) | 2 | @ £61.58/hr | £123.16 |
| Sub Total | | | £171.44 |
| 75% contribution | | | £128.58 |
Proposed annual standard cost for forage analysis | | | | £130.00 |
Based on average livestock figures from June 2003 Census of 74 cattle and 299 sheep equivalent to 120 livestock units.
One cow is 1 LU, one sheep is 0.15 LU
Skilled farm labour costed at £7.82/hour (current agreed rate)
Farm management costed at £9.18/hour (current agreed rate)
Veterinary time costed at £61.58/hour ( BVA rate 2006)
Fence materials costed at £1.50 per running metre, labour costed at £1.60 per running metre ( SAC Farm Management Handbook 2004/2005)
* For maintenance, expect to wire/re-stob 50% of fence over 10 years; expect fence to last 20 years, so total lifetime maintenance cost equals cost of new fence.