How to get the most from a poultry flock health plan

Flock health plans have evolved from assurance scheme checklists to the foundations of an active partnership between farmer and vet. Poultry Health services director Sara Perez explains the benefits of a documented health plan and its potential to improve production and performance. In the past health plans were often shelved by producers who saw them as a box-ticking exercise, required only to demonstrate that the farm complied with assurance scheme rules. In a minority of farms that is still