From 166 cases to 6: How Gauteng turned the tide on foot-and-mouth disease
All cattle on Gauteng's dairy farms also received a second, booster vaccination, according to the department.
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All cattle on Gauteng's dairy farms also received a second, booster vaccination, according to the department.
The court bid seeks to give the private sector freedom to procure FMD vaccine and administer rollout.
About 450 heads of cattle were vaccinated in the Western Cape on Sunday.
The Agricultural Research Council has released its first batch of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine since 2005.
Farmers face strict limitations in protecting their livestock because foot-and-mouth disease is classified as a controlled animal disease under South African law.