Stock Farming

STOCK FARMING

Provincial Animal Health Service (Service)

Various animal health schemes are in operation, e.g. Bovine Tubreculosis and Brucellosis eradication schemes. Testing of rams for genital diseases and fertility is also undertaken. Disease surveillance projects are carried out when evidence is obtained that certain diseases negatively impact the provincial herd. Stock farmers ... >

Veterinary Services (Service)

The Department of Agriculture Veterinary Services component offers a variety of services to farmers including:animal health services , stock identification services, ensuring that proper standards of hygiene are maintained when animals are slaughtered, import and export control. >

Veterinary Laboratory Service (Service)

This service primarily involves veterinary diagnostics in relation to production animals in the agricultural sector. >

Animal Housing and Handling (Service)

The Agricultural Engineering Directorate plans and designs economical viable animal housing and handling facilities for sheep, cattle, beef, dairy herds, chickens and pigs. Detailed costing of these facilities can be provided on request. It also surveys the area for new buildings or present buildings that ... >

The content on this page was last updated on 19 July 2006

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