Agri Hour: 27 September, Dr Berry Mutowembwa

It is important that farmers take into account the different types of diseases that occur in their area in order to take the necessary precautions to prevent an outbreak amongst their herds. One of the diseases that are prevalent in the Eastern coastal areas of KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, as well as in parts of the North West and Gauteng, is heartwater, which is spread by bont ticks (Amblyomma). To learn more about heartwater, OFM News’ Elsabé Richard spoke to Dr Berry Mutowembwa, a veterinarian at the Agricultural Research Council…