Foot and mouth disease threatens red meat farming in KZN as outbreak escalates

Yogashen Pillay

Red meat farming associations have raised concern regarding the spread of the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in KwaZulu-Natal. This follows Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen announcing that the department would extend the boundaries of the Disease Management Area (DMA) first declared in 2021 following new cases being detected in Newcastle in northern KZN. The Department of Agriculture on Monday said that the disease has now spread beyond the initial Disease Management Area (DMA) declared in 2021, when outbreaks of the SAT2 FMD strain first emerged in the province. “No cloven-hoofed animals, their products, or genetic material may be moved to or within the DMA unless authorised by a state veterinary permit and in full compliance with the stipulated conditions of such permit,” it said. The department added that…

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