Welcome to Yorkshire and Humberside Health (YHH)

YHH is in the process of being integrated into the national Pig Health Improvement Project - for up to date information please visit www.pighealth.org.uk

• To sign the swine dysentery producer charter for Yorkshire and Humberside, click here

• To sign up for the Pig Health Improvement Project, click here

• To access the YHH mapping service, login here

 

The Yorkshire and Humberside Health (YHH) initiative aims to enhance the health status of the Yorkshire and Humberside pig herd by supporting activity and coordination between farmers, veterinarians and the allied industry in order to identify and overcome the key disease challenges in the region. This initiative is being funded by BPEX and the Rural Development Programme for England, which is jointly funded by Defra and the European Union, and is managed by Yorkshire Forward.

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Click on the link below to be taken to the new Pig Health Portal. It pulls in the latest health and biosecurity news from around the web, giving you a one stop shop to improve your knowledge through articles, videos and interesting snippets. You can even check the weather whilst you're there! Click here to enter the Portal

Are you a member of the BPEX Pig Health Scheme (BPHS)? Specialist pig vets assess the health condition of pig carcasses in the abattoir. By joining, your pigs will be assessed, and you and your vet can use this information to improve your pigs' health and potentially reduce production costs by up to 5p per kg! Membership costs just £50 and new members will get their information backdated to the start of the scheme. For more information click here

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Working together for improved competitiveness, health and welfare

 

 

 

 

If you are new to Yorkshire & Humberside Health, heres where to start:

1. If you havent used BPEX online services before (e.g. ZNCP, FCI) click on the link on the left of the page - "Producer Registration" and fill in the details as requested. If you do use BPEX online services click on "Login here" and enter the same username and password you use to access the other resources (if you have forgotten your details use the box provided for a reminder)

2. Once you are able to login, you need to talk to your vet. By filling in the declaration form available here (or from your vet) you allow your vet to load in the health status of your unit to our server. This information will not be shared with other producers until you join a cluster group (except as an aggregated status for a 5km radius)

3. Join a cluster - talk to your neighbours and get them to join the scheme! If there are several of you in the area signed up, you will be able to share information and form a "cluster group". Contact the YHH team to find out if there are units in your area already signed up. Click here to contact us.

4. Log in to the online services to access the regional map. On here, you will be able to see the location of other units and if you are in a cluster, you will be able to view the disease status of units of other members for PRRS, EP, Dysentery and Mange. This will help you plan any health changes you want to make on your unit.

5. Sign the Swine Dysentery Charter - by signing the charter, you promise to let other members know if you breakdown with dysentery, and that you will take action to clean up your unit. Simple! Click here for more information

6. Use the website regularly for up to date information on the scheme, helpful tips and to arrange a visit from your local coordinator

YHH will provide all the support you need, for free.

 

 

 

We help YOU decide the best course of action to minimise the costs of chronic disease on your farms.To achieve this, YHH has access to some of the industry’s leading experts who will advise on diagnostics and health improvement methods. In addition, a steering group will ensure best use of resources and BPEX will coordinate all producer clusters to maximise effectiveness.

YHH will not be telling you how to run your pig unit...but we do ask you to join your local YHH Health District and form Producer Clusters (click here for information on cluster meetings near you). 

It’s YOUR initiative, YOUR pigs, YOUR future.
 
For help, support and information please contact the YHH team.    

 

 

 

 

Information for veterinary surgeons

• If you want to upload a Vet Survey for your clients please click here to login and complete the survey. This survey is for completion by veterinary surgeons and not by producers. Payment for completing these surveys has now ceased, but we encourage you to continue to update producer records on a regular basis for the ongoing success of YHH.