The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, has appointed Dr Gary Bauer of Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA) to the Ministerial Task Team responsible for managing the current Foot and mouth disease (FMD) response.
Dr Bauer will represent the wildlife sector on the task team, bringing crucial expertise at a time when the intersection between wildlife, livestock and disease control has never been more important.
African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) are the natural, asymptomatic reservoir hosts of all three Southern African Territories (SAT) serotypes of the FMD virus. They maintain and transmit the virus and remain the primary source of infection for livestock in Southern Africa….
Foreign Correspondents: Many international news agencies have correspondents
based in South Africa, providing global perspectives on local issues.
Snow Pharaoh
Vatican City: You have two cows. They were both taken advantage of as calves.
Trash
I took a trip to South Africa and met a Khoisan woman.
We really clicked.