HEIDELBERG, South Africa — South Africa embarked on a mass vaccination of cattle on Friday to stem an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease that threatens to disrupt meat, dairy and livestock supplies ...

South Africa's rangelands have always had great value for the country. These areas offer more than just grazing for livestock. They provide services like purifying water, storing carbon and conserving ...

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South Africa’s government is looking to tighten rules that govern the movement and sales of livestock in the country in a bid to curb stock theft, which is costing farmers more than R1bn a year — with ...

Limpopo agriculture department is making a big effort to tackle foot-and-mouth disease Bovines bellow. Their collar bells ring. They crap carelessly. Some bulls try to hump cows. Men crack their whips ...

South African and Namibian livestock industry bodies have agreed that sheep and cattle imports should be managed under separate protocols, reflecting differences in their foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) ...

South Africa has a thriving wildlife economy – enterprises like trophy and meat hunting, ecotourism, live wildlife sales and game meat production. Government policy considers the sector key to ...

A multidisciplinary team at Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa is leading a major research project to test whether regenerative farming practices can help future-proof wine production in the ...

Training in better husbandry and health practices has helped dairy farmer Lwitiko Mwakaliba raise the productivity of his cows in Mbeya, Tanzania, as part of the Africa Dairy Genetic Gains program.

A pregnant Ankole heifer, owned by president Cyril Ramaphosa, set a South African record over the weekend, becoming the priciest female animal ever sold across all cattle breeds.