Tag: FMD
Consumers, don’t panic – lower meat prices ahead
Estimated reading time: 4 minutesMeat prices continue to rise faster than most other food categories. With a year-on-year increase of just over 13%, meat...
UPDATED: State ramps up free FMD vaccination drive and scraps F-branding
Estimated reading time: 6 minutesHigh-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...
Western Cape FMD response update
Estimated reading time: 3 minutesHerd immunity by December 2026. This is the minister of agriculture’s expectation according to his four-phase foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) eradication...
Reinforcements arrive in South Africa’s FMD battle
Estimated reading time: 5 minutesPrivate veterinarian power and vaccines will join the ranks in the war against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) within the next week....
Biogénesis Bagó/Design Biologix FMD vaccine agreement ends abruptly
Estimated reading time: 2 minutesThe Argentine animal health company Biogénesis Bagó has abruptly ended its contract with local animal vaccine supplier, Design Biologix, allegedly...
The FMD vaccination drive: A current fact sheet
Estimated reading time: 5 minutesCompleting the vaccination of 80% of the national cattle herd by the end of the year and achieving FMD-free without...
FMD: Stop blaming and complaining, and start leading
Estimated reading time: 10 minutesPrivate veterinary assistance is urgently needed in the war against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), but to truly enable this, official protocol...
Light in the FMD tunnel: ICC reports welcome progress
Following its formal appointment earlier this month, the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) Industry Coordinating Council (ICC) convened again on 30 January to fast-track a number...
FMD field strains sent to Pirbright
Estimated reading time: 5 minutesThe Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, has officially announced that SouthAfrica has resumed the submission of foot and mouth disease...
FMD war: Industry demands less talk, more action
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes“A little less conversation … a little more action.” These Elvis Presley lyrics represent a good summary of the reaction...
