Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) cases confirmed in Free State’s Viljoenskroon
The Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed two additional cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Viljoenskroon ...
Tag: biosecurity
Lumpy skin disease among cattle shortens Tour de France stage
The third-to-last stage of this year’s Tour de France was unexpectedly shortened due to an outbreak of lumpy skin disease ...
FMD: Steenhuisen announces urgent indaba
The Department of Agriculture will be hosting an urgent indaba in Pretoria on Monday and Tuesday next week in an ...
Celebrating the legendary veterinarian Doc Faffa
This weekend, the legendary veterinarian Doctor Faffa Malan celebrated his 80th birthday and I honour this true hero of agriculture ...
WATCH | Doc Faffa turns 80!
Legendary veterinarian and good friend of the African Farming community, Dr Faffa Malan, is celebrating his 80th birthday today.
Additional FMD spread reported in Ventersdorp
The North West Provincial Government’s Department of Agriculture has confirmed an ongoing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the province, with ...
How socio-economic factors affect biosecurity
The third article in our series from the 2025 National Biosecurity Summit held recently at the University of Pretoria explores ...
The role of research and diagnostic capacity in SA’s biosecurity landscape
The second article in our series from the National Biosecurity Summit held at the University of Pretoria on 10 June ...
Public-private partnerships the foundation of effective biosecurity
The National Biosecurity Summit 2025 held at the University of Pretoria brought together key stakeholders from government, industry and academia ...
FMD: Advice from SA’s top beef farmer
Double fences, quarantine measures and disinfection are just some of the measures that South Africa’s latest Beef Farmer of the ...
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