Live exports: Eastern Cape loses more than R1 billion in revenue due to FMD
Although South Africa lost almost R1 billion in revenue from live livestock exports due to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the ...
Tag: animal health
From rural challenges to research excellence: A female vet’s story
Veterinary toxicologist Dr Luningo reflects on perseverance, gender barriers and the essential role women play in protecting livestock, controlling diseases ...
FMD: Concerns about movement that ‘drives spread’
Various stakeholders in the industry are “terribly concerned” about the spread of foot-and-mouth disease cases that were confirmed on the ...
Bredasdorp: Unrest threatens after pig deaths, quarantine
By Michelle van der Spuy, senior journalist at African Farming and Landbouweekblad Since a possible outbreak of African swine fever has recently been ...
African swine fever suspected in Bredasdorp
Recent pig deaths in Bredasdorp are most likely due to African swine fever (ASF). The Cape Agulhas Municipality has issued ...
Five new FMD cases confirmed on RMIS system
Five new cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) have been confirmed on the RMIS system in North West and Gauteng.
FMD: More than 250 outbreaks reported this year
According to the National Department of Agriculture’s records, a total of 255 foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) cases were reported in the ...
Misinformation undermines the fight against FMD in SA
Smaller producers and communal farmers should prioritise implementing robust biosecurity practices, which include maintaining good hygiene, restricting animal movement, establishing ...
Corridor disease among cattle raises questions about ‘clean’ buffalo
A young farmer from Ofcalaco in Limpopo’s Lowveld had his entire cattle herd culled following an outbreak of corridor disease ...
FMD: ‘Keep N3 highway clean at all costs’
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has committed to assisting dairy farmers in mitigating the effects of foot-and-mouth ...
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