?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Animal+Health+Planning+and+Animal+Health+Plans+-+Concepts%2C+principles+and+practicalities%0D%0A&rft.creator=Atkinson%2C+Chris&rft.creator=Neale%2C+Madeleine&rft.subject=+Food+security%2C+food+quality+and+human+health&rft.subject=+Health+and+welfare&rft.subject=+Breeding+and+genetics&rft.subject=+Feeding+and+growth&rft.description=In+the+United+Kingdom+it+is+mandatory+for+organic+livestock+farms+to+have+an+animal+health+plan+as+a+document+providing+evidence+of+active+management+of+disease+and+building+positive+health+(Anon+2006).+Many+organisations%2C+both+organic+and+non+organic%2C+(e.g.+BCVA%2C+Defra+Compendium+of+UK+Organic+Standards%2C+Soil+Association%2C+RSPCA+Freedom+Food%2C+NDFAS%2C+FAWL)+develop%2C+describe+and+use+animal+health+planning+as+a+part+of+their+strategy+(see+Box+1).+Currently%2C+it+is+the+presence+of+a+regularly+updated+health+plan+document+that+serves+as+evidence+that+this+is+in+place.+%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+benefits+of+health+plans%2C+including+animal+welfare+improvement%2C+financial+gain+and+increased+farm+efficacy+have+all+been+highlighted+in+various+publications+(Sibley+2000%2C+Gray+%26+Hovi+2001%2C+Dobbs+2005%2C+Lovatt+2004).+It+has+frequently+been+suggested+that%2C+through+good+stockmanship+and+appropriate+use+of+veterinary+medicinal+products%2C+health+planning+can+improve+the+smooth+running+of+a+farm.+%0D%0A%0D%0AAn+animal+health+plan+should+be+an+active+tool+for+animal+health+and+welfare+planning.+However%2C+as+organic+certification+and+several+farm+assurance+schemes+require+a+health+plan+there+is+a+danger+that+they+become+seen+as+something+to+be+policed+when+in+fact+they+should+being+used+as+a+forum+for+advice.+In+order+to+fulfil+this+challenge+a+health+plan+must+therefore+be+farm+specific+and+relate+to+farm+specific+issues.+&rft.date=2008-02&rft.type=Report+chapter&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F13406%2F1%2F13406.pdf&rft.identifier=Atkinson%2C+Chris+and+Neale%2C+Madeleine+(2008)+Animal+Health+Planning+and+Animal+Health+Plans+-+Concepts%2C+principles+and+practicalities.+In%3A+CORE+Organic+project+nr.+1903+-+ANIPLAN.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F13406%2F