What is African swine fever? ASF is a highly contagious viral pig disease. The most common symptoms of the virus in its acute form are a high temperature and loss of appetite; other symptoms include vomiting, diarrhoea, and difficulty with breathing and standing.
Cattle producers are in the cross hairs from various groups, but “need to be proud and speak up” Consumers want to be reassured the meat they eat is produced in a responsible way, but from farmers, ‘not a PR campaign’.
The aggressive capacity expansion of large-scale farms in 2020 has driven an estimated increase in slaughter pigs for China.
Brazilian food company Agrodanieli recently launched the first Omega-3 chicken in Brazil, aimed at the growing market of health-conscious consumers.
At the end of March, South Africa’s Director of Veterinary Public Health Dr Mphane Molefe invited the public to make comments on the new Guidelines for the Transportation of Live Animals by Sea.
Emerging poultry farmers in KwaZulu Natal have benefited from hands-on training at advanced new facilities at the KwaZulu Natal Poultry Institute (KZNPI), with the support of the U.S.-based World Poultry Foundation (WPF).
