HPAI
Voëlgriep: Pluimveebedryf op hete kole
Suid-Afrika se pluimveebedryf is tans by ‘n kruispad. Ten spyte van sterk groei wat die land se pluimveebedryf as een van die sterkstes ter wêreld gemaak het, is daar uitdagings rakende die toenemende risiko van voëlgriep, asook onsekerheid oor die uitvoere te midde van die oorlog in die Midde-Ooste.[...]
HPAI and the poultry industry’s recovery status
By Izaak Breitenbach, GM, SAPA Broiler Organisation The South African poultry industry is on the road to recovery from recent Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreaks that have plagued producers since January. With strong biosecurity protocols and monitoring programmes in place, evidence suggests that the infection rate has peaked, and[...]