Government has ordered an immediate ban of livestock as well as restrictions of animal movement amid fears of foot and mouth disease in the Lower Shire. The Ministry of Agriculture says there is a suspected outbreak of the disease in cattle at Mandrade crush, Tomali dip tank of Mbewe Extension Planning Area (EPA) in Chikwawa […]
Ntcheu District director of agriculture, environment and natural resources, Edward Katunga, has confirmed an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the district. According to Katunga, the highly infectious disease, which mainly affected cattle, pigs, sheep and goats, has affected Ndembo 2 Village in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Ganya in Sharpe Valley […]
Department of Animal Health and Livestock in Lilongwe has issued the ban on slaughter and sale of meet in the City and surrounding areas due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. Director of Animal Health and Livestock, Dr Patrick Chikungwa said the ban on slaughter and sales of meat is currently being enforced […]
Government says it has vaccinated 30, 000 cattle in Lilongwe against foot and mouth disease but has ruled out lifting a ban of slaughter of animals in the capital city, Dedza and Ntcheu any time soon. The ministry of Agriculture banned the slaughter and movement of animals including cattle in Lilongwe, Dedza and Ntcheu due […]
Malawi government has temporarily suspended markets for all livestock and banned all slaughters of animals in Lilongwe following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, which has sharply reduced meet supply in the capital city. Minisry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development official Gray Nyandule Phiri says in a statement released on Tuesday that the disease has […]
A ban on cattle movement from Malawi’s southern Lower Shire Valley, affected by foot-and-mouth disease, is going to reduce meet supply in Malawi by almost 20 percent and also threatens employment for hundreds working in smaller butcheries and meat outlets in the cities as well as cattle ranches. Director in the Department of Livestock and Animal […]
Ministry of Agriculture officials have issued a temporary ban on livestock slaughters, insurance of livestock permits and suspended all livestock markets in and around Mthumba dip tank in the Mitole Extension Planning AREA in Chikhwawa district in the Shire Valley Agriculture Development Division. The measures follows Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in cattle there, […]
The foot and mouth disease outbreak which threatened at least 70,000 heads of cattle in the cattle heartland of the Lower Shire Valley of Malawi has been declared over by Ministry of Agriculture. According to a statement issued by Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Erica Maganga, said they have also “successfully completed vaccination” of […]
Malawi government has finally procured viral vaccines to treat foot and mouth disease that has hit the lower shire particularly Chikhwawa district. The outbreak was reported in the area late September this year and put lives of over 70,000 cattle are at great risk of contracting the disease. Principal Secretary for Agriculture in the Ministry […]