Stellenbosch Dr. Alfred Kidd – Swellendam Dr. Malan – Vredenburg Dr. Izak Rust – Wellington Drs. Van Zyl and Louw – Northern Cape (8) Calvinia Dr. Bertus Nel – Colesberg Drs. Rous and Rous – De Aar Dr. Donald Anderson – Kathu Dr. Jan Vorster – Kimberley Drs. Van Heerden and Swart – Kuruman Dr. Lea Shuda – Postmasburg Dr. Boeta van der Merwe – Upington Drs. Vorster and Visser – Feedlots (2) Dr. Andy Hentzen Drs. Morris and Du Preez Laboratory reports (6) Dr. Marijke Henton - Vetdiagnostix, Johannesburg Dr. Alan Fisher Queenstown Provincial laboratory – Dr. Rick Last Vetdiagnostix, Pietermaritzburg – Dr. Liza du Plessis Idexx, Onderstepoort – Dr. Lucy Lange Pathcare, Cape Town – Dr. Lane National Zoological Gardens – Key Message The rainy season in the summer rainfall season lies ahead and with this comes an increase in the prevelance of ticks, midges, mosquitoes and flies. These ticks and insects are involved in the transmission of diseases such as African and Asiatic redwater, Heartwater, Lumpy skin disease, Blue tongue, Rift Valley fever, Wesselsbron disease, Three day stiff sickness, African Horse Sickness and eye infections. Discuss control programmes with your veterinarian and order vaccines in time. It is of utmost importance that all heifers must be vaccinated against bovine brucellosis with either Strain 19 or RB 51 vaccines. All cattle have to be vaccinated yearly against anthrax. Websites that are there to help you with information regarding animal health: National Animal Health Forum Read what the Forum is all about:
Stellenbosch – Dr. Alfred Kidd Swellendam – Dr. Malan Vredenburg – Dr. Izak Rust Wellington – Drs. Van Zyl and Louw Northern Cape (8) Calvinia – Dr. Bertus Nel Colesberg – Drs. Rous and Rous De Aar – Dr. Donald Anderson Kathu – Dr. Jan Vorster Kimberley – Drs. Van Heerden and Swart Kuruman – Dr. Lea Shuda Postmasburg – Dr. Boeta van der Merwe Upington – Drs. Vorster and Visser Feedlots (2) Dr. Andy Hentzen Drs. Morris and Du Preez Laboratory reports (6) Dr. Marijke Henton - Vetdiagnostix, Johannesburg Dr. Alan Fisher – Queenstown Provincial laboratory Dr. Rick Last – Vetdiagnostix, Pietermaritzburg Dr. Liza du Plessis – Idexx, Onderstepoort Dr. Lucy Lange – Pathcare, Cape Town Dr. Lane – National Zoological Gardens Key Message The rainy season in the summer rainfall season lies ahead and with this comes an increase in the prevelance of ticks, midges, mosquitoes and flies. These ticks and insects are involved in the transmission of diseases such as African and Asiatic redwater, Heartwater, Lumpy skin disease, Blue tongue, Rift Valley fever, Wesselsbron disease, Three day stiff sickness, African Horse Sickness and eye infections. Discuss control programmes with your veterinarian and order vaccines in time. It is of utmost importance that all heifers must be vaccinated against bovine brucellosis with either Strain 19 or RB 51 vaccines. All cattle have to be vaccinated yearly against anthrax. Websites that are there to help you with information regarding animal health: National Animal Health Forum Read what the Forum is all about: