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The Thoroughbred racing and breeding industry addressed Parliament on AHS, its impact on our exports and local economy as well as the risks it poses to a bid for the Olympic Games.
3rd March 2015
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The Thoroughbred racing and breeding industry addressed Parliament on AHS, its impact on our exports and local economy as well as the risks it poses to a bid for the Olympic Games.
Missed James Goodman interviewing Prof Ian Sanne about our export protocol efforts? Catch a replay here.
The Director of Veterinary Services in the Western Cape has issued a notice in respect of horses moving into the Western Cape between 1 February 2015 and 30 June 2015
All direct movements from the AHS infected zone into the AHS Controlled Zone will be suspended from 1 February – 30 June 2015
Vaccine has been produced and is being released, but this is not going to be in time to get all horses vaccinated with their first vaccine by the 10th of December 2014
“OBP promised to start releasing products from October 2014 and have kept to that promise.”
Movement restrictions from Gauteng and KZN into the African Horse Sickness controlled area have been lifted
Currently SA is losing out on investment amounting to potentially R1 billion per annum
Although the outbreak has remained largely sub-clinical, a number of new properties and cases have been identified in Robertson. The cases continue to prohibit the movement of horses into the AHS surveillance and free zone from Robertson and surrounds and the public is urged not to move horses in and around the Robertson area unnecessarily.
The 2014 African Horse Sickness outbreak has now affected a total of 28 properties in the Western Cape. The outbreak has extended to the Tulbagh and Piketberg areas and there are now a total 74 confirmed cases and 11 confirmed deaths
The export of horses provides South Africa with a foreign exchange income of R250-million per annum but trade is currently hampered by quarantine requirements and set backs. Collaborative Workshop looks at solutions.
