The government has intensified efforts to contain the Foot-and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak by setting up roadblocks in the Karasburg district to restrict movement of cloven-hoofed animals and raw animal products.
Seventeen cattle have tested positive for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) out of 199 samples collected as part of intensified surveillance following the detection of the disease in the Karasburg State Veterinary District.
The confirmation of Foot and Mouth Disease in the FMD-free zone comes just days before the Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural Show gets underway.
The annual mass vaccination campaign for cattle and pets in Tsumkwe is nearing its end.
So far over 14,000 animals have been vaccinated by the Directorate of Veterinary Services.
Finance Minister Erica Shafudah has described the University of Namibia (UNAM)'s Veterinary Academic Hospital as a national asset critical to economic development, public health, and scientific innovation.
Four farmers' unions have joined forces to strengthen the country's fight against Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), launching a collaborative leadership campaign and support fund aimed at safeguarding the livestock industry and protecting Namibia's export markets.
The Directorate of Veterinary Services remains committed to a zero-tolerance approach to protect the country's foot-and-mouth disease-free status.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has denied media reports suggesting it declared the removal of the Veterinary Cordon Fence (Red Line) impossible.
Botswana's livestock industry has received a significant boost, and its Ministry of Lands and Agriculture has relaxed the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) controls.
In Botswana, the beef industry is a cornerstone of the national economy and a vital source for foreign currency.
In a demonstration of solidarity during a time when the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is grappling with outbreaks of the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), Botswana has donated doses of vaccines to Zimbabwe.
