Tag: disease
More about Prolonged Farrowing
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Occurrence: Worldwide.Age affected: Gilts, sows.Causes: Uterine inertia;...
Ground-breaking research a game-changer for the pincushion industry
The overseas flower market pays a premium for straight, long-stemmed pincushion proteas with no insects or signs of disease but delivering such flowers is...
African Horse Sickness outbreak in the northern parts of SA
African Horse Sickness (AHS) is endemic to most of South Africa, an AHS infected zone, with the exception of part of the Western Cape...
Zambia: FMD outbreak in southern province
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) has been reported in Monze, Zambia. So far, more than 20 cattle have been affected across the district. The...
African swine fever hits Vietnam
The Vietnamese authorities announced that the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus had been found on three farms in the Hung Yen and Thai Binh...
ZIM: Farmers urged to take preventive action against fall armyworm
Farmers in Zimbabwe’s Midlands Province have been urged to spray their crops, amid reports of the fall armyworm having been detected in some parts...
FMD in Limpopo
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has been informed of positive laboratory results for Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD) in cattle in the Vhembe...
First report of soft rot of squash fruits in South Africa
During the 2017/18 growing season, a new and damaging disease of squash was observed in several commercial plantations in the Northern Cape Province of...
Registration of zebra in AHS controlled areas in SA
African horse sickness (AHS) is a controlled animal disease in terms of the Animal Diseases Act 1984 (Act no 35 of 84) and certain...
Vaccine hopes rise in bid to conquer avian respiratory disease
A virus, causing avian infectious bronchitis, characterised by respiratory signs including coughing, gasping, sneezing and nasal discharge, is highly contagious and responsible for major...