disease
From silkworms to silk garments Part 2: How to raise silkworms properly
Obtaining silkworm larvae or eggs to begin your farm is the most essential step in the process of starting a sericulture (silk production) operation. In the second part of this series, we discuss how to properly care for the worms and maintain a clean environment on the farm so[...]
Foot-and-mouth must be contained to save the meat industry
An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the communal farming areas in the northern region of Namibia has to be contained to prevent a possible ban on exports which can lead to huge losses in the meat industry. Reuters reports that the outbreak was first detected in the Ndiyona[...]
Minister Didiza updates the public on the unbanning of auctions
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza, MP has today 17 February 2020, announced that the blanket ban on gatherings animals is now lifted, since the outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth three months ago in the Molemole District in Limpopo. The Minister’s decision follows the briefing she received from[...]
Summary of disease report for December 2018
121 Reports from veterinary practices and laboratories were received (Mpumalanga (MP) 11; Gauteng (G) 9; Limpopo (L) 9; Northwest (NW) 8; Free State (FS) 23; KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) 12; Eastern Cape (EC) 15; Western Cape (WC) 20: Northern Cape (NC) 7; Feedlots (FL) 1 and Laboratories (Lab) 6). For the[...]