Cases of the foot and claws are confirmed at the Karan Beef Feedlot in Heidelberg, Gauteng and Sparta Beef’s Holding Station in Viljenskroon. A possible business is investigated in Sernick near Edenville in the Free State.
By Alani Janeke“ Senior journalist at African agriculture And Agricultural magazine
Positive cases of foot and claw disease (FMD) were confirmed this week on the Karan -row meat Feedlot in Heidelberg, Gauteng. The company reported these cases and was placed under quarantine, although it was immediately caressed, says Dewald Olivier, CEO of Red Meat Industry Services (Ris). Clinical signs were observed in three animals when cattle were loaded on a truck and these animals then tested positively.
Olivier indicated that positive cases were also confirmed in one Sparta beef Holding station in Viljeetkroon. These cases are being investigated, especially since no cattle have been received whether this wooden station has been abandoned or abandoned in the last five months.
Both companies have plans to manage the situations, says Olivier, and vaccines are already on their way to the feeds.
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Possible FMD case that is being investigated at Edenville
The Sernick GroupLocated in Edenville in De Vrijstaat, this week sent a letter to neighbors stating that a possible positive case is being investigated at his feedlot. Sernick had planned a deck auction today, October 3, but the auction has been canceled for the time being. The feedlot and the comforter are not held together and Olivier says that the authorities will assess how the two groups can be effectively separated. The local veterinary services will supervise this process.
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Vaccine supply and inclusion measures
The 700,000 vaccine doses ordered at the Botswana Vaccine Institute is expected to arrive in the country next Wednesday 8 October. The vaccine is available for use after a period of 24 hours. Farmers can buy the vaccine at R99 per dose, with RMIs the process between buyers and BODSTEPOORT Organic productswhere it is stored.
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