Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected on a layer farm near George. The affected birds are being culled and eggs are disposed of. This follows recent reports of similar outbreaks at five properties in a small area overlapping the West Coast and Cape Winelands district municipalities, which led to the culling of approximately 1,3 million […]
Avian Influenza situation in the Western Cape Read More »
The Western Cape Veterinary Services has warned poultry farmers that avian influenza has been detected in two commercial layer farms in the Paardeberg area (in the Drakenstein and Swartland Local Municipalities). Approximately 120 000 birds have died or have been destroyed. The first outbreak was confirmed on Friday, 21 April, and the second on Tuesday, 25
State veterinarians and animal technicians attached to the Western Cape Department of Agriculture vaccinated almost 18 000 dogs last month as part of the annual rabies campaign. Western Cape Minister of Agriculture Dr Ivan Meyer said that his department provides rabies vaccines for animals in informal and indigent communities across the province. Meyer said: “Veterinary
Western Cape Vets vaccinate 18 000 dogs during Rabies Awareness Campaign Read More »
Rabies is a deadly disease which can affect all warm-blooded animals, and is transmitted by bites. In the Western Cape, rabies is mostly found in wild animals, but it does sometimes spill over into the domestic animal population when cattle, sheep, dogs and cats develop the disease. Worldwide, people are most commonly exposed when companion
World Rabies Day, 28 September 2022 Read More »
This project is an initiative of the Western Cape Department of Agriculture.
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