South Africa Takes Action Against Foot and Mouth Disease with Botswana's Vaccine Support

South Africa takes action against foot and mouth disease with Botswana's vaccine support

South Africa rolls out emergency measures to contain foot-and-mouth disease

Major concern over red meat industry’s future

The red meat industry has grave cause for concern, with specific reference to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). Everybody is nervous about the current situation and the future of the industry, their businesses, and employees. This was the message of Niel Venter, chairperson of the Red Meat Abattoir Association (RMAA), at the association’s 31st Conference and Congress […] The post Major concern over red meat industry’s future appeared first on AgriOr…

Foot and Mouth Outbreak Costs South Africa’s Livestock Industry Hundreds of Millions, Triggers Beef Export Bans - Farmers Review Africa

The South Africa’s livestock industry is recording losses running into Hundreds of Millions of rand as a result of the continued foot and mouth disease outbreak, said John Steenhuisen, the country’s Agriculture Minister while visiting Karan Beef’s Heidelberg feedlot. First confirmed at the sizable Karan Beef feedlot on June 2, the outbreak has since proliferated […] The post Foot and Mouth Outbreak Costs South Africa’s Livestock Industry Hundred…