Free State Agriculture (FSA) has adopted a livestock traceability and safety system amid a new foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the province.
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) confirmed that a case reported on 21 February on a farm in the Frankfort state veterinary area was in fact FMD. While the source of the outbreak is still unknown, the epidemiological investigation is ongoing, the DALRRD said in a statement.
According to the DALRRD,