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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WATCH | How the FMD outbreak is being handled differently than before
FMD remains a state-controlled disease and must be handled by the government. However, the red meat industry has stepped up ...
Stray cattle: Only one case reported to RMIS
Complaints about stray animals in rural areas are regularly raised as part of the problems surrounding the spread of foot-and-mouth ...
FMD: Setsoto struggles to control roaming animals
The Setsoto Local Municipality finally appointed an animal control officer at the end of July this year after a lengthy ...
FMD and stray animals: ‘The basics have to be done right’
Stray animals are not the only problem when it comes to the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), although they are ...
FMD | ‘Stray livestock pose other, bigger risks’ – experts
Stray, or untended, livestock are indeed a major problem in many respects. However, being a leading contributor to South Africa’s ...
Eswatini struggles under own increasing FMD outbreaks
After 24 years of being foot-and-mouth-disease-free, the Kingdom of Eswatini is now struggling with growing outbreaks of this economically important ...
FMD: Farmers warned about vaccine scammer
The government has asked the biosecurity officer appointed by the Red Meat Industry Services earlier this year to investigate a ...
Foot-and-mouth disease and desperate farmers: Vaccination holds the key
As both a cattle and goat farmer and an agricultural consultant, Ndumiso Gule sees first-hand the devastating impact of foot-and-mouth ...
Unemployment rising: FMD taking its toll
Job opportunities in agriculture fell by 24 000 (3%) in the second quarter compared to the first, bringing the total ...
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