NUTRITION, HEALTH & WELLNESS

While the situation right now is dire, South Africa hopes to ultimately achieve an FMD-free status without vaccination.

With the cause yet to be confirmed, veterinary experts are urging immediate reporting of cases, isolation of sick animals, and adherence to hygiene measures to prevent further spread.

If approved, this FMD vaccine could redefine livestock immunisation, combining cutting-edge RNA technology with practical storage stability.

In related developments, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working on an mRNA-based vaccine for African swine fever (ASF) that could be more effective than conventional vaccines.

ASTRA Therapeutics that designs novel precision drugs against eukaryotic pathogens, based on its proprietary platform ParaX®.

The campaign seeks to promote economic self-reliance by reducing dependence on aid and focusing on commercial agriculture.

The study is the first in Lake Victoria to isolate and identify bacterial pathogens from a tilapia mortality event and assess their resistance to antibiotics.

Alveo’s system delivers lab-quality results in under an hour using a mobile app, enabling farmers and veterinarians to make faster, better-informed decisions.

Octopuses are carnivores, requiring large amounts of wild fish to sustain them in captivity, and farming them raises sustainability concerns.

The successful adoption of laser therapy could align Danish dairy farming more closely with the global push to fight anti-microbial resistance in animals and humans.