increasing livestock percentage from the 40% currently managed by black communal farmers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nSpeakers addressed attendees about the various aspects affecting livestock, and placed strong emphasis on animal welfare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr Faffa Malan, veterinarian, stressed that the implementation of biosecurity for the prevention of diseases and livestock death remained key. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhile knowledge is power, it needs action to make it meaningful. Without action, that knowledge is nothing,\u201d believes Malan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFarmers must work together to tackle bio\u00adsecurity challenges, because they affect everyone in the sector. They should know and share information about diseases, the vaccination of their livestock, and creating a healthy environment for their livestock to thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey must implement strong management programmes to guard against theft and deadly diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which has posed a serious challenge to the livestock industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne farm that tests positive with FMD affects everyone in farming and results in a loss of income,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FMD symptoms include fever, mouth sores and a skin rash. It is a highly contagious viral disease among livestock, which has a significant economic impact. The disease affects cattle, swine, sheep, goats and other cloven-hoofed ruminants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Malan encouraged farmers to establish quarantine camps for animals bought at auction, and to farm with what they can afford and are passionate about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEmploying quarantine camps is a safe option, as they will help control the spread of the FMD. Animals brought from auctions must be quarantined for at least ten days, during which they must be assessed if they have symptoms of any disease.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his presentation during the workshop, Andries Strauss of the Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (DRDAR) in the Free State stressed that knowledge of grazing land, as well as types of wool and the pricing thereof, influenced production and viability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apollo Bomvana of Landbou\u00adweekblad <\/span>mentioned that attendance and farmers\u2019 participation in the discussions exceeded all expectations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cArising from the workshop, a decision was taken to have follow-up sessions, as well as to provide basic capacity training and monitoring to all small-scale farmers in the region,\u201d said Bomvana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cInformation workshops and training programmes are necessary to get emerging farmers back on track after the Covid-19 pandemic. What is encouraged, is that farmers unite to tackle challenges in order to become sustainable.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bomvana said the Red Meat Producers Organisation had come on board as a partner, and had pledged support in the form of rendering educational programmes to affiliated members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He shared that he was even more positive about the outcomes of Wednesday\u2019s event after receiving a pledge of support from tribal authorities such as Princess Gaboilelwe Moroka, newly coronated chief of Barolong boo Seleka in Thaba Nchu. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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