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Dear Colleagues There has been a reported AHS case in the Kuruman area. The state veterinarian has been advised and samples have been submitted for confirmation. Initial date of detection was the 8th November. I would like to thank the State Vet Dr Lea Shuda for the proactive and prompt response to this report, andRead more
Importation of agricultural and regulated products into the Republic of South Africa during the festive season The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) is making a friendly call to all international travellers who will be visiting South Africa during the festive season, or returning to South Africa after the holidays, to comply with theRead more
First Call for Papers The 2017 SAEVA congress will be held over 4 days, from the 13th to 16th February at Skukuza situated in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. The Congress committee of SAEVA invites scientific abstracts for presentation as short (10 min) oral presentations. Papers reviewing recent advances, or relating to research into mattersRead more
It has come to our attention that the use of AHS vaccine not registered in terms of the Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and stock Remedies Act 1947 (Act no 36 of 47) is being suggested by certain groups. The Director Animal Health (DAH) would like to clarify and inform you of the current prescriptionsRead more
Sun 5th November – Sat 11 November 2017 Safari Equine Course Speakers : Virginia Reef – BA, DVM, Dipl.ACVIM, Dipl.ACVSMR Roger Smith – MA, VetMB, PhD, DEO, Dipl.ECVS, ECVDI Assoc., MRCVS Scott Pirie – M&S PhD Cert EM (Int Med) Cert EP Dip ECEIM MRCVS Tom A.E. Stout – VetMB, MA, PhD, Dipl.ECAR, KNMvD AndyRead more
BEVA would be delighted to offer your members SAEVA ordinary membership rates to attend our annual Congress in Liverpool (13th-16th September 2017). For more information please follow the link below: http://www.beva.org.ukRead more
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Plusvital’s new genetic test Raced/Unraced v1.0 is designed to identify horses with a higher chance of making the racecourse We ran this test blindly on 528 DNA samples taken from yearlings prior to sale at the three premier yearling sales in Australia (Magic Millions, Melbourne Premier and Inglis Easter) in 2014 and compared the resultsRead more
We are pleased to announce our courses for 2017. Registration is open and they are also available for viewing on our website www.vetpd.com and we look forward to the Safari Equine course as per details below: Sun 5th November – Sat 11 November 2017 South African Safari Equine Course Speakers : Virginia Reef – BA, DVM, Dipl.ACVIM, Dipl.ACVSMRRead more