A case of foot and mouth disease has been confirmed on a commercial stud farm in the North West.
“There are permanent movement restrictions in the protection zone, preventing the free movement of cloven-hoofed livestock into the disease-free zone. The affected dip-tanks were placed under quarantine and no cloven-hoofed animals were allowed to move from these locations,” the department said.
“Two new affected locations have been identified. One falls just outside the disease management area in the Mthonjaneni municipality, while the other falls some distance to the southwest of the DMA, in the uMlalazi municipality .” “These restrictions are deemed necessary to prevent the further spread of the virus out of the affected areas.
The notion of ‘know what you are buying’ holds true in this instance. Ensure that you know the health of the animals you are investing in and, where possible, get a health attestation from the seller’s veterinarian.”
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