At Chapelton we continue to strive to produce cattle of high quality, high performance and superior health. We are members of the SAC Premium Cattle Health Scheme (PCHS) and having achieved accredited
status for BVD, we plan to eradicate Johne’s Disease and IBR. The Premium Cattle Health Scheme is organised and supervised by Veterinary Services of the Scottish Agricultural College in partnership with practising veterinary surgeons.

Cattle entered for the Perth and Carlisle sales are routinely tested for BVD, Leptospirosis, IBR and Johne’s prior to leaving the farm. For our customers protection and convenience sale cattle are vaccinated for BVD and Leptospirosis.

Johne’s Disease – Qualifying herd (first clear test 2008)

Clear herd test 2009. In 2010 one single cow tetsed positive and has been culled.

Every adult in both the Angus and Beef Shorthorn herds is tested annually for Johne’s.

BVD – Accredited

All breeding females in the Chapelton herds are BVD vaccinated. Each year we test the calf crop to check for antibody and virus. Each sale animal is vaccinated for the protection and confidence of our customers. BVD accreditation was achieved in 2008.

IBR

The last of our older IBR antibody positive cows, all believed to have be vaccinated as calves, have left the herd. Progress towards IBR accreditation, following a screen test of the herd producing no positive results, has given us confidence in our ability to achieve IBR to accredited status as soon as the single, calfhood vaccinated animal leaves the herd.
All sale animals are tested for IBR and results declared.

TB

The Chapelton herds are in a four yearly testing frequency area for TB. Our most recent test was carried out in January 2007. This test was successfully completed with no TB recorded.