Grant or payment · England
Get funding to improve animal health and welfare (vet reviews and endemic disease follow-ups)
Pays for a vet to visit once a year to review herd/flock health, and for a follow-up to test and tackle a disease such as BVD.
- From
- Defra / RPA
- How much
- From 22 January 2026 - Review: beef £647, dairy £447, sheep £574, pigs £648. Follow-up: beef £954 with PI hunt (£258 without), dairy £1,844 with PI hunt (£258 without), sheep £658, pigs £1,087.
- Who can apply
- Keepers in England with at least 11 beef cattle, 11 dairy cattle, 21 sheep or 51 pigs at each vet visit; SBI linked to a CPH.
What you’ll need
- Rural Payments login (CRN) and SBI linked to CPH
- Your own vet
- Required tests and vet summary
How to apply
- Apply for an Improve Animal Health and Welfare agreement online
- Book the vet review
- Claim using the vet's summary
Funding page says 'open at any time'. Scheme pages give no end date. You must have the agreement in place before acting. Lump sum exit recipients can still apply.
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Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1, 2, 3. Always read the official page before you apply.