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Vaccines are one of the most effective ways to combat diseases in animals

From the invention of a vaccine against smallpox by Edward Jenner in 1796, it took almost two centuries to eradicate the disease. Louis Pasteur once said, “It is within the power of ma...

4 Dec 2024 · 4 min read

Update on outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Eastern Cape province

The ongoing Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks in the Eastern Cape Province remain a significant concern for the Minister of Agriculture. In the Humansdorp area, 33 farms have now be...

3 Oct 2024 · 5 min read

Update on Foot and Mouth disease outbreak in Eastern Cape province

The Department of Agriculture is cautiously optimistic that the recent Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks in the Kouga and Kou-Kamma Municipalities of the Eastern Cape Province have ...

27 Aug 2024 · 4 min read

Zimbabwe: Poultry farmers struggle to control disease & loss

In a home-made coop pieced together from corrugated iron, asbestos, wire mesh and bricks in one of Bulawayo’s low-density suburbs, known for once thriving white-owned farming plots, Gi...

27 Jul 2023 · 4 min read

From silkworms to silk garments Part 2: How to raise silkworms properly

Obtaining silkworm larvae or eggs to begin your farm is the most essential step in the process of starting a sericulture (silk production) operation. In the second part of this series...

6 Feb 2023 · 9 min read

Rabbit farming part 7: Rabbit health

The most critical part of success­ful rabbit farming is keeping your rabbits healthy and happy. We shall discuss some of the most common rab­bit diseases, their symptoms, and how to pr...

19 Nov 2022 · 5 min read
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