The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) along with Mozambique and Zimbabwe, launched a US$500,000 Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) to combat the spread of Foot-and-Mouth (FMD) serotype O and thileriosis, thereby improving food and nutrition security and market access
Livestock
South Africa receives approval to export beef to Saudi Arabia
South African beef has finally received approval for export to Saudi Arabia, marking the first time in two decades
Governments urged to implement three-point action plan to stop bird flu spread
Backed by latest scientific evidence, the report titled Bird flu: Only major farm reforms can end it, is urging governments to implement a three-point action plan which includes mass vaccination of flocks, radical restructuring of the poultry industry and changing the way pigs are farmed
Neogen launches new tool for genomic evaluation of cattle
Neogen Corporation on 15 August, announced the launch of its new and progressive data management tool, Igenity Enhanced Dairy
Mileutis can substitute antibiotic use in the dairy industry: Clinical trial
A clinical trial conducted in collaboration with Strauss Health in seven large Israeli dairy farms, demonstrated that Mileutis, an Israel-based biopharmaceutical company can effectively substitute the major use of antibiotics in the dairy industry