Real Welfare for vets

If you're a vet looking to complete Real Welfare assessments on your clients' units, you will need to take online and practical on-farm training and assessments yourself.

You must also be registered with Red Tractor/Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) and the Pig Veterinary Society (PVS).

The online training is available by logging onto the Real Welfare training website. For login details, email real.welfare@ahdb.org.uk

You can also download and print paper data sheets (portrait/landscape) for recording Real Welfare assessment measures on farm.

You can then upload the data to the database via the app or web portal.

Using the iPig portal

• The portal is the web-based access point to the Real Welfare (iPig) database
• The portal can be accessed via Pig Hub, where you should register and log in, or access can be gained by going to www.i-pig.org
• Refer to the user manual [link to PDF of User guide Ipig Web Portal Vets document] for more information on using the iPig portal
• Internet access is required
• The portal can be used to submit data to the iPig database and to view benchmarked results

Using the iPig app

• The iPig portal can be accessed using mobile telephones and tablet devices via the iPig app
• Download the iOS version of the app from the Apple Store or download the Android version of the app from Google Play
• It is recommended that the app is downloaded and users register and log in before visiting the farm
• Use the app for entering unit information, calculating sample numbers, collecting Real Welfare data, submitting data to the iPig database and viewing benchmarked results
• iPig iOS app user guide
• iPig Android app user guide

For technical help with the iPig portal or app, email real.welfare@ahdb.org.uk or telephone 0247 647 8913 during AHDB office hours.

Use these videos to learn how to use the iPig app.