Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral zoonotic disease, which mainly affects livestock but also has the capacity to infect humans. Humans are susceptible to RVF virus infection via transmission from animals, but no human-to-human transmission has been reported. Prominent across sub-Saharan Africa ...

Pastoralist with herd Horn of Africa_Katherine Bundra Roux Without sustainable growth of its livestock sector, Africa is expected to import up to a fifth of meat and milk within the next 30 years, according to the Malabo Montpellier Panel. Kigali, RWANDA– Africa will be unable to meet ...

By: Nqobile Bhepe, Zimbabwe,Bulawayo An ambitious programme aimed at boosting Zimbabwe’s national herd is set to be launched in the predominant cattle ranching provinces of Matabeleland South and North. Farmer organization say Zimbabwe currently has a national cattle herd of 5,3 million, down ...

Nqobile Bhebhe,Zimbabwe CATTLE farmers in Zimbabwe have been partially blamed for the outbreak of Theileriosis, a tick-borne disease that has killed an estimated 2 000 cattle. The livestock sector is on high alert due to the outbreak of the disease that is common between December and March. ...