Tag: biosecurity

Estimated reading time: 1 minute Stray animals have become a major problem in most provinces, threatening small and large stock producers' biosecurity status. Brent McNamara,...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes “It’s like speed dating on steroids.” This tongue-in-cheek remark by Debbie Bester, CEO of Senwes, was perhaps the most accurate...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Vaccine shortages are the biggest reason why South Africa has not been able to extinguish the flareups of foot-and-mouth disease...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Biosecurity encompasses a set of preventive measures designed to minimise the risk of infectious disease transmission. Each farm should establish a...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The agricultural sector is rejoicing following the news that the National Department of Agriculture (NDA) has lifted the foot-and-mouth disease...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes A centralised operations centre (OC) will be opened at the Red Meat Industry Services’ (RMIS) headquarters in Pretoria today (Monday,...

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes The effects of metabolic diseases can seriously damage the red meat industry. During quarantine periods all new animals are given a...

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes What is Biosecurity? According to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), biosecurity refers to a set of management and physical...

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Commercial agriculture, while essential for ensuring food security for a burgeoning population, poses certain challenges. One of these is an...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes This article, as part of the communal livestock farming series of articles, looks at biosecurity and managing diseases such as...