Animal Health
How to assess and treat livestock after a veld fire
Veld fires often affect large areas and hundreds or thousands of livestock can be injured or killed. In the aftermath,...
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Help cattle cope in the hot summer
Cattle farmers must be prepared for unfavourable conditions, like drought and heat, during the summer months.
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Foot-and-mouth: celebrations for some, ongoing misery for others
latest update on the status of foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks across South Africa has left some provinces jubilant while others continue...
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Ticks in South Africa are becoming resistant to pesticides – and may become uncontrollable
Ticks that suck the blood of South Africa’s cattle are developing resistance to the only pesticides that kill them and...
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Vaccinate in time to prevent losses – Ruvasa
Insect and tick-borne diseases, especially in summer rainfall and other wet areas, will lead to significant financial losses if animals...
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Company reps in foot-and-mouth disease areas raise concern
The Department of Agriculture and its animal health directorate are concerned about reports of representatives from agricultural companies visiting farms...
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MPO grateful for ‘tremendous efforts’ on FMD and Desmanda crises
Foot-and-mouth disease in the Eastern Cape and the unexpected collapse of the Desmanda milk-buying company sent shockwaves through South Africa’s...
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Measures ‘seem effective’: Last foot-and-mouth disease case reported a month ago
It appears that cooperation between stakeholders in the state and the private sector, as well as farmers who adhered to...
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Steenhuisen announces new foot-and-mouth disease measures in Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape owners of livestock susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease must comply with new permit requirements announced by the Minister of...
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Steenhuisen’s view on animal diseases welcomed, but much more is needed
Animal diseases are at the top of Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen’s priority list.
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