As the epidemic moves into its fourth month in southern Africa reports of fatalities due to Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease (RVHD), the vast majority of […]
Category: POULTRY & LIVESTOCK
Horse Sickness vaccine backlog to be cleared, says OBP
If South Africa’s government-owned animal vaccine manufacturer, Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) keeps to its word, up to 90 000 doses of African Horse Sickness (AHS) […]
UPDATE: Are RHVD infections slowing?
Although it’s still early days anecdotal evidence tentatively suggests that the rapid spread of the fatal Rabbit Haemmorhagic Viral Disease outbreak throughout southern Africa may […]
UPDATE: Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Spreading Fast Countrywide
The killer Rabbit Haemorrhagic Viral Disease (RHD or RHVD) has now been positively identified along the Garden Route and in the Southern and Eastern Cape. […]
UPDATE: Rabbit Disease Spreading Fast in Gauteng
Gauteng’s rabbits, both domestic and wild, continue to become infected with the fatal and highly infectious Rabbit Haemmorhagic Disease (RHD). Confirmed cases Since yesterday, cases […]
Gauteng Rabbits Die from Haemmorhagic Disease
An epidemic outbreak of Rabbit Haemmorhagic Disease (RHD, sometimes called RVHD) is sweeping though Gauteng, infecting and killing both domesticated and wild rabbits and hares. […]
World Rabies Day casts focus on Animal Diseases in SA
With today being designated World Rabies Day there is good reason to focus on the current state of this and other animal diseases in South […]
Are these Seven Livestock Breeds Suitable for Your Smallholding?
Ease of care, cost of nutrition, housing and finally usage are just some of the factors which affect the suitability of various livestock breeds on […]
Limpopo Gets Foot & Mouth Disease Campaign
Concern about continued cases of Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) being diagnosed in Limpopo has prompted the national and provincial departments of agriculture to embark […]
Keeping Guinea Fowl
South African smallholders might consider following the examples set by southern and West African small scale farmers who farm guinea fowl as a small commercial […]