According to Franco Koch, cattle convenor of the Absa Cattle Arena at the Swartland Show, organisers have adopted significantly stricter protocols than in previous years, with the current animal health environment in the country already influencing plans for major breed events. “Because of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) situation, we are actually much stricter on our biosecurity this year,” Koch said. The focus on biosecurity comes as the Swar…
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