Johne’s disease accreditation scheme health plan: Guidance notes

A new CHeCS technical document was issued in July 2012 with important changes to the Cattle Health Scheme, particularly to the Johne’s scheme. There will be a new graded system of accreditation in place for the Johne’s disease accreditation programme which will come into effect on the 1st January 2013. Herds may improve from level 4 to level 1, depending on the progress made in controlling the disease. The grading system can be used to classify the level of risk of Johne’s disease associated with buying cattle from these herds.