The government is taking steps to keep farm animals healthy. It has many vaccines ready for diseases caused by ticks, which is good news for farmers.
The rainy season is coming, which means there could be more animal diseases. But the government is prepared. It has 380,000 doses of a vaccine for one disease and 40,000 doses each for two other diseases.
The government still needs to get more vaccines, though. It usually buys millions of doses from Botswana each year.
Officials are worried about many kinds of diseases, including those caused by parasites, food, bugs, and soil. The government is watching for these diseases and has labs across the country to help.
The government wants to put labs in every district, making it easier for farmers to get help. Officials say farmers should give their animals medicine for parasites, but they should be careful if the animals are weak from the drought.
The government will also check places that process meat and milk more often to ensure food safety. It wants farmers to give their animals shots for skin diseases and be careful about diseases from the soil.
Officials say it is very important for farmers to dip their animals in medicine every week. This helps stop diseases from ticks.
The government is doing all of this to help farmers and keep farm animals healthy, which is especially important during the rainy season.
The rainy season is coming, which means there could be more animal diseases. But the government is prepared. It has 380,000 doses of a vaccine for one disease and 40,000 doses each for two other diseases.
The government still needs to get more vaccines, though. It usually buys millions of doses from Botswana each year.
Officials are worried about many kinds of diseases, including those caused by parasites, food, bugs, and soil. The government is watching for these diseases and has labs across the country to help.
The government wants to put labs in every district, making it easier for farmers to get help. Officials say farmers should give their animals medicine for parasites, but they should be careful if the animals are weak from the drought.
The government will also check places that process meat and milk more often to ensure food safety. It wants farmers to give their animals shots for skin diseases and be careful about diseases from the soil.
Officials say it is very important for farmers to dip their animals in medicine every week. This helps stop diseases from ticks.
The government is doing all of this to help farmers and keep farm animals healthy, which is especially important during the rainy season.
