Western Cape Agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer says more than R60 million will go towards preventing and controlling animal diseases, as part of the agriculture department's 2023/24 budget of R960 million. | nickymccain
While these primarily affected seabird populations, there were also limited outbreaks at poultry farms in the province. The outbreak killed close to 20 000 endangered Cape cormorants and 230 African penguins.The funds would be dedicated to biosecurity and animal health, said Meyer.The funding will also go towards expanding the"rabies resilient footprint" in the province, which includes vaccination and awareness campaigns.
The last time there was a swine flu outbreak, black farmers lost a lot of pigs. They were given R50, R100 [in compensation]. You can't even buy a piglet for that. Van der Rheede said the outbreak of diseases – such as foot-and-mouth, avian flu and swine flu – were a real concern for the sector. The funding would most likely focus on the agricultural sector, but there was a need for authorities to invest in monitoring wildlife, said Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds clinical veterinarian, David Roberts.Join the 1 million News24 readers who are signed up to receive the top, must-read stories of the day in their inbox. Join them and get premium news, every weekday at 6 am.
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