Animal Health
FMD vaccinations: ‘KZN will be ready to roll immediately’ – public/private stakeholders
With millions of doses of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine scheduled to start arriving in South Africa from mid-February, KwaZulu-Natal wants no delays with receiving and...
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ARC releases first locally made FMD vaccine
The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) has announced the release of the first batch of a locally produced foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)...
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OBP concludes Argentine vaccine deal: Department washes its hands
The Department of Agriculture says it never expressed a preference for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccines to be purchased directly by the state. However, reliable sources cite...
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Argentinians withdraw Design Biologix’s authorisation for FMD vaccine
Argentine vaccine manufacturer Biogénesis Bagó has withdrawn its authorisation to South African company Design Biologix to submit and hold a Section 21 application for the import...
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FMD confirmed in Botswana; targeted vaccinations begun
Recent suspected cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) among livestock in northeastern Botswana have subsequently been confirmed positive. New suspected cases are now being investigated....
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FMD | So close to solutions, so far from action
As the foot-and-mouth disease virus spreads like wildfire, decision-making and the implementation of solutions continue to lag behind, hamstrung by administrative...
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FS agriculture department expresses serious concern over declining biosecurity compliance among farmers
The Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has raised the alarm about the declining adherence to critical biosecurity...
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FMD | ‘You have to shoot your own animals’
On day 44 of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in their Holstein dairy herd, the people of C. Nel Farming are feeling helpless,...
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FMD | Disease moves closer to Northern Cape border
There is concern that a potential outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the western Free State could lead to the disease...
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Shared facilities hamper FMD control for communal livestock farmers
The foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak continues to ravage South Africa’s livestock farming community, with the unique challenges of communal farming systems making...
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