‘Longer recovery path lies ahead for some agricultural sectors’
After the recent droughts and animal diseases, the financial recovery of some value chains and regions will take longer than ...
Tag: animal diseases
Ask the vet: Tick-borne diseases of livestock (Part 1)
It is estimated that around 20% of losses in livestock production worldwide can be attributed to animal diseases. In Southern ...
Animal disease report: Spotlight now on Asiatic redwater
Heavy rains at the beginning of the year in the northern parts of the summer rainfall region led to a sudden ...
Zulu king will lead by example in combating foot-and-mouth disease
King Misuzulu kaZwelithini recently met with Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen and representatives of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform ...
Farmers anxious as foot-and-mouth spreads in KZN
Authorities have confirmed recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in parts of KwaZulu-Natal outside of the current Disease Management Area for this ...
Advice for preventing bluetongue
When Plan A – the vaccine – is not available, there are measures farmers can take to mitigate the impact ...
These livestock diseases can be problematic in wet weather
An increased tick burden after the recent rain that fell over a short period in Limpopo, Mpumalanga and northern KwaZulu-Natal ...
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