Guidance

Vet summary templates for all species

Access the vet summary templates for all species. These should be filled in as part of an animal health and welfare review or endemic disease follow-up.

Applies to England

These vet summary templates should be filled in as part of an animal health and welfare review or endemic disease follow-up. The information on the summary will be used by the farmer when making a claim.

Cattle vet templates

Vet summary template: cattle animal health and welfare review

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Vet summary template: cattle endemic disease follow-up PI Hunt not done

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Vet summary template: cattle endemic disease follow-up PI Hunt done

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Pig vet templates

Vet summary template: pig animal health and welfare review

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Vet summary template: pig endemic disease follow-up

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Sheep vet templates

Vet summary template: sheep animal health and welfare review

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Vet summary template: sheep endemic disease follow-up

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

A vet, or a team chosen by a vet, can do the testing and assessment. 

A farmer will not be eligible for funding unless you follow the guidance on: 

What a vet needs to do on a review and follow-up

Updates to this page

Published 26 June 2025

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