Tag: Afrivet

South Africa is facing a dwindling veterinary labour force. While role players have called for swift action from government to increase the flow of new vets into the field, national ...

Eliminating foot and mouth disease requires a concerted effort, warns a leading veterinary and vaccinology specialist at Afrivet, Dr Baty Dungu. He urges cattle farmers to take urgent steps, including ...

In the last year or so, South Africa’s pig farming industry has been feeling pressure: first, from the Covid-19 pandemic, and then from African swine fever. In a collaborative effort, ...

Officially, the next Rift Valley fever outbreak is only expected in 2030, but a leading Afrivet veterinarian believes the latest weather predictions is cause for great concern. When livestock are ...

A leading veterinarian has warned that the suspension of South Africa’s foot-and-mouth disease-free status will have severe economic consequences for livestock producers and associated industries. The warning by Dr Peter ...

An urgent call for farmers nationwide to vaccinate their cattle, sheep, pigs and goats against an acute viral disease has been issued by both government and Afrivet, an animal health ...