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Herd Health Software for UAE Farms

Hold the veterinary medicine register in the structure ADAFSA and MOCCAE expect - treatments, withdrawal periods, vet visits, mortality - retained as continuous, three-year records under Federal Law No. 9 of 2017 and MOCCAE Resolution 27 of 2026.

Paul Banks
Paul Banks Founder & Lead Consultant I handle all enquiries personally and look forward to hearing about your project.
Herd Health Compliance - Today
All requirements current Inspection-ready
Veterinary medicine register Current, 3-yr retention
Withdrawal periods tracking 14 active, all logged
Mortality reporting Zero this week
Vet visit records Last visit logged
Vaccination programme FMD booster due
MOCCAE Res. 27/2026 retention Automated
Preview shown is illustrative. Projects, values, and timelines are fictional examples — not real client data.
Part of our Farm Management Software UAE guide — veterinary records, treatments, and withdrawal-period tracking as part of the livestock platform.
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Why Herd Health Records Cannot Run on Memory

Federal Law No. 9 of 2017 on veterinary products carries penalties of AED 10,000 to 500,000 for non-compliance. MOCCAE Resolution 27 of 2026 requires three-year retention of veterinary case records. Both require record discipline that paper notebooks cannot deliver reliably.

The veterinary medicine register is incomplete

Treatments get given but not logged - or logged on different phones by different people. When ADAFSA asks for the medicine register, it is reconstructed from WhatsApp, the vet's invoices, and the shepherd's notebook.

Withdrawal periods tracked by recollection

The vet administered oxytetracycline two weeks ago. Or was it three? The animal is supposed to be ready for despatch on Friday but no one is certain. Federal Law 9/2017 exposure builds quietly until the day it doesn't.

Three-year retention is not happening

MOCCAE Resolution 27 of 2026 requires veterinary case records to be retained for three years. Paper notebooks get lost, lifted, or simply discarded when the year ends. The retention is theoretical, not real.

Biosecurity events become operational chaos

The UAE has experienced documented outbreaks of FMD, lumpy skin disease, brucellosis, and avian flu in the past five years. When biosecurity protocols kick in, the holding needs an animal-by-animal record of movements, treatments, and vaccinations - not a paper trail to reconstruct.

A Veterinary Medicine Register Built Around UAE Regulation

Custom-built for the structure ADAFSA and MOCCAE actually expect to see.

Veterinary medicine register in regulator-aligned structure

Every treatment captures the product (referenced to the MOCCAE registered list), dose, route, animal, date and time, prescribing vet, and reason. The register is built from those captures - not transcribed from elsewhere.

Withdrawal period state per animal

The animal's clearance-for-supply state is derived automatically from the treatment date and the drug's withdrawal period. Cannot despatch an animal still in withdrawal - the system blocks it.

Three-year retention is automatic

MOCCAE Resolution 27 of 2026's retention period is met by default rather than as an active practice. Three years of treatment records, vet visits, vaccination history, and mortality are continuously held and indexed.

Vaccination programme and biosecurity tracking

Vaccination schedules per animal and per group, with reminders against the schedule. When a biosecurity event happens, the holding can produce the animal-by-animal record ADAFSA or MOCCAE needs in seconds.

AED 500K

Maximum penalty under Federal Law No. 9 of 2017 on veterinary products for non-compliance, including withdrawal-period violations. Manual tracking carries that exposure on every despatch decision.

Treatments and Withdrawals on One Timeline

Every treatment event flows into the schedule, with the cleared-for-supply window calculated automatically and visible to everyone who needs to see it.

See the operational deep-dive
Ewe #2847 - Treatment Schedule
Cleared for supply Mon 26 May
Antibiotic given (oxytet)
Mon 12 May
Treatment logged
Mon 12 May
Vet visit recorded
Wed 14 May
Withdrawal mid-point check
Wed 19 May
Withdrawal period clears
Sun 25 May
Available for despatch lot
Mon 26 May
Preview shown is illustrative. Projects, values, and timelines are fictional examples — not real client data.

The Compliance Floor in UAE Animal Health

What ADAFSA, MOCCAE, and the Federal Food Safety regime actually require.

3 years
Retention period for veterinary case records under MOCCAE Resolution 27 of 2026
AED 10K-500K
Penalty range under Federal Law No. 9 of 2017 on veterinary products
Reg. 3/2008
ADAFSA Animal Health Regulation governing veterinary practice in Abu Dhabi
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Build a Herd Health Platform Around Your Regulatory Reality

A short call surfaces whether a custom build makes sense for your veterinary medicine register and herd health operation. Federal Law 9/2017 exposure is a recurring conversation - we can show you how the platform eliminates it.

Paul Banks
Paul Banks Founder & Lead Consultant I handle all enquiries personally and look forward to hearing about your project.

What a Custom Herd Health Platform Actually Delivers

The specifics behind a veterinary medicine register that holds up to ADAFSA and MOCCAE inspection.

What Changes When Herd Health Runs on the Platform

Before Paper notebooks and vet invoices
Treatments captured on a phone, in WhatsApp, in a notebook, or not at all - the veterinary medicine register is reconstructed under inspection pressure
Withdrawal periods tracked by recollection: 'I think she had the injection two weeks ago' - high-stakes guesswork against Federal Law 9/2017
Three-year retention exists on paper but not in practice; notebooks get lost between years
Vaccination schedules are in someone's head; reminders depend on whoever happened to remember
When FMD or lumpy skin disease appears in the region, the holding cannot quickly produce animal-by-animal movement and treatment records
After Structured records held continuously
Every treatment captured once with product, dose, route, animal, date, vet - the medicine register builds itself from that single capture
Withdrawal period is a calculated state on the record; the animal cannot enter a despatch lot until it clears
Three-year retention is automatic - MOCCAE Resolution 27 of 2026 met by default rather than active effort
Vaccination programme runs on the schedule with automatic reminders; the FMD booster doesn't get missed because someone moved farms
Biosecurity events produce the animal-by-animal record ADAFSA or MOCCAE needs in seconds, not days
Reg. 27/2026

MOCCAE Resolution 27 of 2026 mandates three-year retention of veterinary case records. The platform makes that requirement automatic rather than aspirational.

Questions Holdings Ask Before Committing

The detail behind a veterinary medicine register built for UAE regulation.

How does the platform structure the veterinary medicine register against ADAFSA's expectations?

The register is built from individual treatment events rather than transcribed after the fact. Each treatment captures the product (referenced to the MOCCAE registered list of veterinary medicines), the dose, the route of administration, the animal (by TAMM identification), the date and time, the prescribing vet, and the clinical reason. The register that ADAFSA wants to see at inspection is built from those captures continuously - it is never separately constructed.

How are withdrawal periods calculated and enforced?

Each veterinary product carries a withdrawal period (for meat, for milk, or both). When the treatment is captured, the withdrawal period is applied to the animal automatically, calculated from the treatment date. The animal moves to a cleared-for-supply state only when the withdrawal has elapsed. Despatch lots cannot include animals still in withdrawal - the system blocks the assignment. This eliminates the Federal Law No. 9 of 2017 exposure that manual tracking carries.

How does the visiting vet capture treatments without slowing the visit down?

The vet has their own login and uses the field app during the visit. Treatments captured on their phone are attributed to them, time-stamped, and added to the animal record at the point of treatment. No paper for the farm office to transcribe, no end-of-visit ritual. ADAFSA Animal Health Regulation No. 3 of 2008 governs vet practice in Abu Dhabi; the platform supports it without changing how the vet works.

How does mortality reporting work?

Animal mortality is recorded as an event on the animal record with the cause (where determined by the vet), the date, and the disposal route. The platform supports the holding's reporting obligations - ADAFSA expects mortality records to be retained and available - and consolidates the data for any biosecurity reporting MOCCAE requires during an outbreak. The animal is automatically removed from active counts but the historical record is retained.

Can it run vaccination programmes and send reminders?

Yes. Vaccination schedules are configured per animal group - sheep against PPR, goats against PPR and CCPP, cattle against FMD, camels against their species-specific programme. The schedule generates due-date reminders and tracks completion against the schedule. When ADAFSA's vaccination programme updates - MOCCAE administers active programmes - the schedule updates accordingly.

What happens during a biosecurity event like FMD or lumpy skin disease?

The UAE has experienced documented outbreaks of FMD, lumpy skin disease, brucellosis, and avian flu in the past five years. When MOCCAE or ADAFSA triggers a biosecurity response, the holding needs to produce an animal-by-animal record of movements, treatments, vaccinations, and clinical signs. The platform produces those reports in seconds. The platform also locks down movement permits during quarantine periods and tracks vaccination status against any emergency campaign.

Can we migrate existing veterinary records from paper notebooks and vet invoices?

Yes. The last 12-18 months of treatment events, vet invoice records, and vaccination history are digitised and brought into the platform during the build - so the register launches with history, not empty. Where vet practices already maintain digital records (some UAE practices use Vetstoria, VetlinkPRO, or proprietary systems), we extract from those systems directly.

What happens to our records if we stop using the platform?

Your data is yours. Source code remains yours throughout the engagement. If you choose to migrate to a different system later, we export the full veterinary medicine register, animal records, and history in a structured format the new system can consume. No lock-in, no per-animal SaaS pricing, no shared multi-tenant data store.

How Each Role Sees Herd Health Records

Different friction for different people - the platform earns its place by reducing it for each one.

Holding Owner

The regulatory exposure under Federal Law No. 9 of 2017 quietly disappears. The medicine register is current, retained, and inspection-ready by default - rather than reconstructed when ADAFSA arrives.

Visiting Vet

Captures once on the phone during the visit; the record is built and attributed. No paper for the farm office to transcribe. Full treatment history visible at the next visit - no recollection needed.

Farm Manager

Withdrawal periods, vaccination schedules, and clinical follow-ups visible on one dashboard. Despatch decisions go straight to cleared-for-supply animals - no late-night decisions about whether a specific ewe is ready.

Compliance and Audit

ADAFSA inspection answered from continuous records. MOCCAE Resolution 27 of 2026's three-year retention met by default. Biosecurity reports produced in seconds when needed.

Questions We Get Asked

How long does a custom herd health platform take to build?

Typical timeline is 8-12 weeks from the end of Discovery for a standalone herd health build, or 4-6 weeks as a module added to an existing livestock platform. The medicine register and withdrawal tracking come live first; vaccination programmes, mortality reporting, and biosecurity workflows layer in over the build window.

Does it replace our existing vet practice's software?

No. The visiting vet's practice software (Vetstoria, VetlinkPRO, proprietary systems) is for their business - billing, scheduling, clinical notes. The herd health platform is for your holding - the medicine register, withdrawal periods, vaccination programme, and biosecurity records. The vet captures treatments through the field app during visits; both sides of the relationship benefit.

What does a custom herd health platform cost?

The Discovery Phase is a fixed AED 42,000. A standalone herd health platform for a mid-size mixed UAE holding typically lands between AED 240,000 and AED 420,000 depending on the depth of biosecurity workflows needed. A herd health module added to an existing livestock platform is smaller again.

How does it handle Federal Law No. 9 of 2017 compliance specifically?

Federal Law No. 9 of 2017 on veterinary products is the regulation that drives the AED 10,000-500,000 penalty range for non-compliance. The platform addresses it by capturing every treatment with the product, dose, route, animal, date, and vet at the point of treatment; calculating the withdrawal period automatically; and blocking despatch of animals still in withdrawal. The penalty exposure becomes near-impossible to trigger.

Does it support the MOCCAE Resolution 27 of 2026 three-year retention requirement?

Yes - automatically. Treatment records, vet visit records, vaccination history, and mortality records are retained continuously for three years (and longer if needed) without active intervention. The retention requirement becomes a default state of the platform rather than an active discipline to enforce.

Can we run vaccination programmes per species through the platform?

Yes. Each species runs its own programme - PPR for sheep and goats, FMD for cattle, brucellosis programmes for breeding stock, and camel-specific vaccinations. The platform tracks per-animal completion against the schedule, generates reminders for upcoming doses, and updates against any MOCCAE-mandated emergency campaign during a biosecurity event.

How does the platform support the visiting vet practice we already use?

The vet has their own login and uses the field app during visits. Treatments captured by them are attributed to them automatically, time-stamped, and added to the animal record at the point of treatment. The vet sees the animal's full history before each visit - no recollection needed. The relationship between holding and vet is unchanged; the record discipline simply works better.

Can we start with the medicine register and add vaccination programmes and biosecurity later?

Yes - and it is often the sensible path. The medicine register and withdrawal-period workflow deliver the immediate Federal Law 9/2017 risk reduction. Vaccination programmes, mortality reporting, and biosecurity workflows layer in as later phases once the core records discipline is embedded. The Discovery Report maps the phasing explicitly.

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