Black farmers frustrated by poor service delivery from state veterinary services
The state veterinary services in South Africa are in disarray and smallholder farmers will continue to suffer losses if action ...
Tag: Veterinary Services
Kroonstad vet lab get accreditation for bovine brucellosis testing
The Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced the Kroonstad Provincial Veterinary Laboratory (KPVL) has obtained full ...
MP and GP FMD outbreaks traced back to KZN
The recent new outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in both the Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces reportedly originated in KwaZulu-Natal.
Neurocysticercosis: The preventable infection plaguing the Eastern Cape
Many parts of the Eastern Cape have a high prevalence of the parasitic infection known as neurocysticercosis (NCC), a leading ...
‘FMD is here to stay – when and where next are the only unknowns’
It would be a literal miracle if South Africa were somehow able to reverse the ongoing spread of foot and ...
Setback for cattle farmers as Namibia reinstates ban on bovine semen and embryos
The South African red meat industry was left reeling after receiving an unexpected notice that Namibia is once again closing ...
KZN’s FMD spreads further, but positive steps being made
As much as recent developments between public and private sector animal health authorities are creating a glimmer of light at ...
Latest news and advice on armyworm outbreak in the Free State
Farmer information sessions were held this morning for farmers in Petrusburg and Jacobsdal after the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development ...
Armyworms outbreak in the Free State
The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development & Environmental Affairs has confirmed an outbreak of African armyworms (Spodoptera exempta) in the ...
Red meat industry appoints Nel as biosecurity marshal
The Red Meat Industry Services (RMIS) has appointed Commandant Jan J. Nel as a Biosecurity Marshal, an independent role authorised ...
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