Foot And Mouth Disease

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Farmers who vaccinate privately will pay for vaccines and veterinary services, while the state continues to fund vaccinations for farmers who choose not to go private. File photo.

Government gives in to farmer calls on foot-and-mouth disease vaccinations

The government has given in to farming industry pressure, gazetting a scheme allowing farmers to vaccinate animals voluntarily.

Tara Roos

Farmers say the pace of vaccine arrivals and the rollout on the ground has been too slow.

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE

FMD ‘outpacing us’ due to vaccine delays, limited quantities, say EC farmers

Arrival of larger volumes in coming weeks ‘can turn tide’

Mpumzi Mshweshwe