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Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen said: "Foot-and-mouth [disease], of course, has been with us since 2016, and we’ve seen provinces come in and out of foot-and-mouth status.
JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Agriculture has ordered vaccines for foot-and-mouth disease to cover the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) area. This comes as assessments and tracing efforts for the outbreak ...
Hungary has successfully contained an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, leading to the lifting of European Union restrictions, the country's farm minister Istvan Nagy told local news site Index ...
The foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks have resulted in South African beef and related products being banned in markets such as China, Namibia and Zimbabwe. South Africa's livestock sector is also ...
READ: SA's biggest beef producer hit by foot-and-mouth disease Dr Langa Madyibi, Director of Veterinary Services in the North West, said other districts are being investigated.
An outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease has been confirmed in North West Province, prompting urgent measures from the Department of Agriculture. Farmers and veterinarians are urged to remain ...
South Africa’s meat industry is currently under significant pressure as multiple factors combine to strain supply and influence prices. Outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) within the ...
The confirmation of foot-and-mouth disease at Karan Beef's Heidelberg feedlot has further thrown South Africa’s cattle industry into crisis. Farmers and organised agriculture are concerned about ...