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Collected on 12 July 2026
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Voluntary vaccination of cloven-hoofed livestock against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) under agreed conditions
Owners and managers of cloven-hoofed livestock are permitted to voluntarily vaccinate their animals against Foot and Mouth Disease, in line with the certain biosecurity, legal prescripts and conditions, including traceability and reporting.
The document's recorded date is 9 July 2026. Confirm on the official source.
Places
City of Tshwane, Gauteng, Free State
Reference
GOVNEWS-82778 at https://www.sanews.gov.za
Opening Date
10 July 2026
Closing Date
9 July 2026
A key outcome of the agreement is that owners and managers of cloven-hoofed livestock will be permitted to voluntarily vaccinate their animals against Foot and Mouth Disease, in line with the certain biosecurity, legal prescripts and conditions, including traceability and reporting.
Private-sector import of FMD vaccines at scale (sole rights relinquished)
The Department of Agriculture and Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) have expressly relinquished sole rights to the import and/or distribution of FMD vaccines, enabling the private sector to import at scale.
The document's recorded date is 9 July 2026. Confirm on the official source.
We now need to enable the private sector to import at scale and it is for this reason that the department and Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) have expressly relinquished sole rights to the import and/or distribution of FMD vaccines,” the Minister said.
