Animal health
Minister Steenhuisen commits to urgent action on veterinarians’ working conditions
The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, has made a firm commitment to ensuring that the working conditions of animal health practitioners are improved in South Africa. This comes as the country grapples with a critical shortage of professionals in this essential field, which has far-reaching implications for animal health,[...]
Lumpy skin disease outbreak in Namibia
Eight cases of lumpy skin disease have been reported at villages in the Okakarara region of Namibia. According to South African dr Faffa Malan, Managing Director of the Ruminant Veterinary Association of South Africa (RuVasa), the disease is widely spread throughout the southern African region. The Namibian Directorate of[...]
Update report: foot and mouth disease outbreak – KZN, Mtubatuba
1 October 2021 Report compiled by Directorate: Animal HealthThis report includes all information as available by close of business on 1 October 2021. All the updates contained in this report may not currently reflect on the OIE WAHIS system due to technical difficulties with the OIE reporting system. Update[...]
Spotlight on Trichomoniasis
Article provided By: Dr Paris Ryf, Ruminants Marketing Manager at Zoetis This is a brief overview on what Trichomoniasis (often referred to as “trich”) is, how to avoid it and what to do if your herd contracts it. “For a cow-calf operation, there’s not another disease that comes close[...]
Ascites: An economic challenge
By Given Hamnungu Ascites is not a disease, but a multifactorial syndrome caused by the interaction of genetics, physiological and environmental conditions, and managerial factors. It is a metabolic disorder characterized by an increased workload of the cardiopulmonary system (hypoxaemia), an accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity, hypertrophy[...]