WATCH | SA looks to Brazil as an example to eradicate FMD – Steenhuisen
After its “journey” with, among other things, vaccinations, Brazil was declared free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) this year, and South ...
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South Africa lifts the ban on Brazil’s poultry imports
The close observers of my newsletter will recall when I first argued for South Africa to place temporary restrictions on ...
Relief for polony makers: Ban on Brazilian chicken partially lifted
The Department of Agriculture’s partial lifting of the import ban on poultry products from Brazil is “welcome and necessary”, says ...
FMD: SA can learn from Brazil’s efforts in becoming FMD-free
The new cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the country are making headlines and increasing pressure on the state to ...
WATCH: ExpoZebu 2025 | Meet Brazil’s Red Sindi cattle breed for Africa
Brazil shares similar climatic and livestock production conditions with different parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Brazil’s first commercial bird flu outbreak will affect SA
Brazil, the world’s largest exporter of broiler meat, has reported its first outbreak of the highly contagious bird flu, which ...
Brazil hopes for international FMD-free status and genetic exports to SA
Towards end May, Brazil will petition the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) to be globally recognised as being foot-and-mouth ...
Red meat dilemma: Too much meat for impoverished South Africa
Since the beginning of March, more than 2 000 cattle have been on total clearance sales, as commercial cattle farmers ...
ExpoZebu 2025 | ‘Prizefighters’ get weighed in before competition starts
Like prize fighters in their respective weight classes, each of the 2 900 animals that will be competing in Brazil’s prestigious ...
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