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Thursday, October 27, 2022
New hatchery to boost chicken production in Limpopo, South Africa
The Northroost Hatchery in Makhado/Louis Trichardt, Limpopo province, South Africa, was officially opened on October 20, with this posited to be a boom for chicken production in Limpopo.
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
New consortium aims to drive growth of aquaculture in East Africa
A new consortium made up of African and European organisations has unveiled a project promoting the growth of East Africa's aquaculture sector, with a focus on training fish farmers and other stakeholders across the farmed-fish supply and v ...
Thursday, October 20, 2022
South Africa signs beef export deal with Saudi Arabia
South Africa has signed a new beef export deal with Saudi Arabia, with up to 1,000 tonnes of beef annually expected to be shipped to the Middle Eastern nation, BusinessDay reported.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
South African meat association urges review on poultry import duties
The South African Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (Amie) has urged the government to review its poultry import tariffs, as the association said the duties add additional burden to consumers, Moneyweb reported.
Thursday, October 13, 2022
African swine fever detected at Romanian swine farm
Romania has detected an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak as a major swine farm in Timis county, west of the country, with 39,000 livestock set to be culled to prevent the spread of the disease, Reuters reported.
Thursday, September 22, 2022
African swine fever detected in Perak, Malaysia
88 swine in Perak state, Malaysia were discovered to have African swine fever (ASF) at a farm in the Kerian district, according to the Perak Veterinary Services Department, Free Malaysia Today reported.
Monday, September 12, 2022
Namibia lifts live cattle export ban to South Africa
Namibia has resumed exporting live cattle to South Africa, following the lifting of the movement restriction imposed to control the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks in South Africa, Xinhua News reported.
Friday, September 9, 2022
South Africa lifts nationwide ban on cattle movement
Thoko Didiza, South Africa's Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, has lifted a nationwide ban on cattle movement in the country after a 21-day restriction, IOL reported.
Friday, September 2, 2022
South Africa poultry sector expects to see increase in dumped imported chicken
The South African poultry industry anticipates an increase in dumping of imported chicken in the coming months, especially from Brazil, after receiving a "licence" from the country's Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition Eb ...
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Manitoba Pork commends Canada's investment to prevent African swine fever
Manitoba Pork has commended Canada's federal government's announcement of a new CAD 45.3 million (~US$34.5 million; CAD 1 = US$0.76) investment to help prevent and prepare for a potential outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), Portage Onlin ...
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
South Africa battles against 116 active FMD outbreaks
South Africa is currently battling at least 116 active outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), said the country's agriculture, land reform and rural development minister, Thoko Didiza.
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Feeding spray-dried porcine plasma (SDPP) to pigs contributed to delayed experimental African swine fever transmission and progression
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a dsDNA virus that can cause high mortality in pigs of all ages. ASFV is primarily transmitted oro-nasally or indirectly by feeding garbage containing infected ingredients, biological vectors or fomites.
Monday, August 1, 2022
Maxim Agri Holding, Victory Farms Ltd and Gatsby Africa announce joint partnership for aqua feed mill in Kenya
Maxim Agri Holding, Victory Farms Ltd, and Gatsby Africa have announced Samakgro, a joint partnership for an aqua feed mill that will be managed by Maxim Agri to produce high-quality aqua feeds to meet the demand of East Africa's growing aq ...
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Poultry association urges South Africa to renew anti-dumping duties
The South African Poultry Association (Sapa) is calling on South Africa's Minister of Trade and Industry, Ebrahim Patel, to renew anti-dumping duties.
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Foot-and-mouth disease and African swine fever detected in imported meat to Australia
As Australia's government takes new steps to wash shoes at international airports, viral fragments of food-and-mouth disease (FMD) and African swine fever (ASF) have been found in imported meat, ABC News reported.

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