Tag: animal health

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Cattle at a dip tank in Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal tested positive for the SAT1 foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) strain after showing clinical...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Redwater remains a pressing issue, especially in South African cattle herds, says Dr Hanri Bester-Cloete, state veterinarian at the Bloemfontein...

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Worms pose a significant threat to sheep, making effective control measures essential for flock health and productivity. Dr Takula Tshuma,...

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Lees hierdie persverklaring in Afrikaans. A recent media article stating that the public could purchase foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccines from Onderstepoort...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Hot, humid summer conditions in South Africa create an ideal environment for the spread of eye diseases in cattle and...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Regenerative farming principles, such as minimizing soil disturbance, maximizing plant diversity, keeping soil covered, maintaining living roots, and integrating livestock,...

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Veterinarian Network, in collaboration with RuVASA and RMIS, manages the national disease reporting system, which relies on private veterinarians reporting...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Every year producers suffer substantial losses because of their cattle contracting lumpy skin disease – yet this disease is entirely...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes The purpose of a vaccine is to expose healthy animals to particular disease-causing organisms in a bid to develop immunity...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Salt, consisting of 40% sodium and 60% chloride, is essential for the nervous system, muscle function, and maintaining water-mineral balance...