Minister of Agriculture, Willie Aucamp, has launched a self-vaccination application portal for livestock owners in an effort to curb the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). The live system provides crucial control to farmers, allowing them to apply for official authorisation to vaccinate their own animals and prevent potential FMD outbreaks faster than before. New FMD system launch “The launch of this system means that the owners and managers of cattle will be able to perform voluntary vaccination of their livestock against FMD,” Aucamp noted.
Livestock owners are now able to register on the FMD reporting site by following the requirements outlined in the step-by-step guidelines. He added that the system was designed in line with biosecurity requirements, legal prescripts, and conditions, including traceability and reporting on vaccinations that were applied. Process The process has been divided into three parts.
The application must be completed by an authorised person. Once they are approved as an “Authorised Person”, they will be required to give notice of their intention to vaccinate to the Provincial Director of Veterinary Services or the applicable State Veterinarian for the area concerned. “This notification needs to be done at least five days before administering the vaccine, and it can be done either via the online system or in writing.” Aucamp noted.
After the authorised persons have given notice of their intention to vaccinate, they will be able to obtain the required vaccines directly from their authorised veterinarian in their area. The authorised person must provide the local state veterinarian with the required feedback (as per the online feedback system) on the vaccines that they have administered, within 14 days after administering the vaccine. Vaccination reports This feedback report will include various details of the animals vaccinated, as well as the vaccine that was used and the location of the farm where the vaccine was administered.
Aucamp added that this can be done either via the online system or in writing. Livestock owners and managers also have the option to use any of the approved online systems provided by private sector stakeholders such as Red Meat Industry…
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