Tag: animal health

Boer goats are often regarded as hardy, resilient animals that seldom contract diseases. This perception is mostly accurate. However, diseases can and do occur...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Maintaining strict health standards at feedlots is vital in South Africa, particularly given the ongoing challenges facing the red meat...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Implementing a comprehensive vaccination programme, rather than relying solely on biosecurity measures, can protect every feedlot. The foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) crisis...

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is intensifying efforts to combat foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), marking a major...

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The first 1,5 million SAT1, SAT2 and SAT3 Pirbright-matched Dollvet-Oil foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine doses arrived at OR Tambo International...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes High-priority FMD vaccination well underway, pre-emptive vaccination to follow. A nationwide, high-priority foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccination rollout is being implemented using...

In the March 2026 edition of Stockfarm, factors influencing weaner calf prices are placed under the spotlight. We also examine the importance of maintaining...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes When your sheep suddenly die, the first disease that usually comes to mind is pulpy kidney. Although there are various...

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes According to Dr Reynolds, sheep vaccination programmes target mostly clostridial diseases. The roll-out of a sheep vaccination programme is straightforward,...

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Herd immunity by December 2026. This is the minister of agriculture’s expectation according to his four-phase foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) eradication...