Last week, 7 February, a new outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) was confirmed in pigs of small farmers on the outskirts of Groeneweide Park, George. This is the fourth outbreak of this disease in the Garden Route area since 2022. Previously there had been outbreaks in KwaNonqaba and Mossel Bay in 2022 and 2023 […]
African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in pigs in George Read More »
Following the recent detection of the H7 high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) in the Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Free State and Limpopo provinces, Western Cape poultry owners are continuously encouraged to be proactive in the prevention of the spread of HPAI to the Western Cape. Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, also warns that the
H7 HPAI detected in George, Western Cape Read More »
Following the recent detection of the H7 high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) in the Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Free State and Limpopo provinces, Western Cape poultry owners are encouraged to be proactive in the prevention of the spread of HPAI to the Western Cape. At the same time, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, warns
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The Western Cape Department of Agriculture‘s Veterinary Services is undertaking a rabies vaccination campaign in the Mossel Bay area from 17 to 27 July 2023. George State Veterinarian Dr Leana Janse van Rensburg said that since last year there has been an upsurge in outbreaks of rabies in the Eastern Cape. Dr Janse van Rensburg:
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