veterinary services

Western Cape launches Innovative ECOS System

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s Veterinary Services recently launched its innovative Export Certificate Office System (ECOS). The launch coincided with the Western Cape’s inaugural Veterinary Week, which focused on state veterinary services’ role in the agriculture sector. One such role is export facilitation. Dr Vincent Henwood, Western Cape Department Head of the Veterinary Export […]

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World Rabies Day – All for 1, One Health for All

Today, 28 September 2023 is World Rabies Day, a global health observance started in 2007 to raise awareness about the world’s deadliest infectious disease and bring together partners to enhance prevention and control efforts worldwide. According to the Global Alliance for Rabies Control, Rabies Day aims to raise awareness and advocate for the elimination of

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The public and agriculture sector are urged to be vigilant following the detection of avian influenza

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

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