Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Agago District Veterinary Department, with support from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF), is conducting a comprehensive cattle vaccination campaign to protect livestock from the spread of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), a contagious viral disease that affects cloven animals such as …
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Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the West Nile region have arrested four people accused of illegally slaughtering animals and selling their meat in Nebbi District, despite a ban imposed in February this year. According to Collins Asea, the West Nile Region Police Spokesperson, the suspects are Odakgiu Muzamil …
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Bright Rwamirama: I don’t want to hear any more FMD outbreaks in Uganda after this facility, if it happens, the commissioner for animal health and team will have to make a statement. Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Animal Industry, Lt. Col (Rtd) Bright Rwamirama …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is considering lifting the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) quarantine on livestock. On February 28th, the Ministry imposed quarantine restrictions in Kampala following an outbreak of FMD in Kabowa, Rubaga Division. Subsequently, the disease spread …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Transboundary traders are raising alarms about the exploitative practices of middlemen and the devastating outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD), which they say are major threats to the livestock and meat trade between IGAD exporting and MENA importing nations. During the 3rd Private Sector …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has taken significant steps to address the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak by releasing ninety thousand (90,000) doses of vaccines to twenty-three (23) highly affected districts. Ministers Frank Tumwebaze and Maj Bright Rwamirama oversaw the …
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Mbarara , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara City Foot and Mouth Disease taskforce has partially lifted the Foot and Mouth disease quarantine two weeks after it was instituted to contain the outbreak. The Commissioner of Animal Health Dr Rose Anna Ademun imposed a total livestock quarantine on Mbarara City …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government is set to import 10 million doses of vaccines to enable scaling up of ring vaccination as the fight to eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Ugandan cattle enters a new phase. Cabinet chaired by President Yoweri Museveni on Monday also proposed …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The recent visit of President of Botswana Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi could provide Uganda’s beleaguered livestock sector with some solutions. During a sideline meeting at the recent G-77+ China summit at Speke Resort, Munyonyo, President Masisi pledged unwavering support to Uganda’s farmers in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) Frank Tumwebaze has said that government is considering a policy reversal on vaccination of livestock, to allow farmers purchase vaccines. The Minister made this revelation while presenting a statement on the outbreak of Foot and …
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