AGRICULTURE NEWS - Livestock producers have been advised to take all possible steps to prevent Rift Valley fever outbreaks in the areas were high rainfall was recorded late last year and early this year.
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an acute, fever-causing viral disease most commonly observed in domesticated animals.
Dr Danie Odendaal, director of the Veterinarian Network, said it was particularly important that all replacement animals in a herd be inoculated against the disease upon arrival.
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