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Bek: Hordes of Calves Dying in North West

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Since December, North West farmers have reported several cases of cattle calves dying suddenly due to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), without any notable signs of the disease being detected beforehand. Lichtenburg, Ventersdorp, Swartruggens and Coligny are among the towns where cases have been reported. Kobus Bester, a stud farmer from Ventersdorp and chairman of the South African Stud Breeders Federation as well as a director of the Livestock […]…
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Since December, North West farmers have reported several cases of cattle calves dying suddenly due to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), without any notable signs of the disease being detected beforehand. Lichtenburg, Ventersdorp, Swartruggens and Coligny are among the towns where cases have been reported. Kobus Bester, a stud farmer from Ventersdorp and chairman of the South African Stud Breeders Federation as well as a director of the Livestock […]…

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AgriOrbit broke the news in on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
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