Mokopane (Potgietersburg) – Dr. Henk Visser Polokwane (Pietersburg) – Drs. Watson, Viljoen, Jansen van Vuuren, Van Rooyen, Snyman and Cremona Vaalwater – Dr. Hampie van Staden Vaalwater – Dr. Annemieke Müller West (10) – Drs. Boshoff and Coertze Christiana - Dr. Pieter Nel Klerksdorp – Drs. Theron, Van den Berg, Van den Berg and Geral Klerksdorp – Drs. Coetzee and Venter Leeudoringstad – Dr. Ian Jonker Lichtenburg – Dr. Fritz Ras Lichtenburg – Dr. Nelmarie-Krüger-Rall Stella - Dr. Magdaleen Vosser Ventersdorp/ Koster – Drs. Marais and Benadé Vryburg – Dr. Jurie Kritzinger Free (23) Bloemfontein – Dr. Stephan Wessels Bultfontein – Dr. Santjie Pieterse Clocolan – Drs. Wasserman and Basson Dewetsdorp – Dr. Marike Badenhorst Ficksburg – Drs. Kotze and Coetzer Frankfort - Drs. Lessing, Cilliers and Janse van Rensburg Gariep Dam – Dr. Strauss Hertzogville - Dr. Nico Hendrikz Hoopstad – Dr. Kobus Pretorius Kroonstad – Drs. Daffue, Eksteen, Van Zyl and Van der Walt Ladybrand/Excelsior - Dr. De Vos and Nel Memel – Drs. Nixon and Nixon Parys – Drs. Wessels and Wessels Philippolis – Dr. Stephan van Niekerk Reitz - Dr. Murray Smith Senekal – Dr. Jan Blignaut Smithfield – Dr. Nienke van Hasselt Trompsburg – Dr. Wyn Irwin Viljoenskroon - Dr. Johan Kahts Villiers – Drs. Hattingh and Hauptfleisch Vrede – Drs. Bester - Cloete and Roos Wesselsbron – Dr. Johan Jacobs Zastron – Drs. Troskie and Strauss KwaZulu-Natal (15) Bergville - Dr. Ariena Shepherd
Screw-worm x x Gedoelstia (uitpeuloogsiekte) Nasal bot x x x Make sure to assess the blue tick resistance status on your farm before buying tickicides. Your veterinarian will be able to collect engorged blue ticks to be tested for resistance. Tick borne diseases The following tick diseases were reported by practices in the provinces: Tick diseases MP G L NW FS KZN EC WC NC African red water x x x x x x Asiatic red water x x x x Anaplasmosis x x x x x Heartwater x x x x x x x skin disease x x x Corridor disease Theileriosis Asiatic red water is spreading and is one of the deadliest diseases in cattle. The new heartwater vaccine is still a year or two away as registration trials have to be done when the upscaling of vaccine production is accomplished. The following tick toxicosis was reported by practices in the provinces: Tick toxicosis MP G L NW FS KZN EC WC NC Sweating sickness x x Insect transmittable diseases The following insect transmittable diseases were reported by practices in the provinces: Insect transmittable diseases MP G L NW FS KZN EC WC NC Lumpy skin disease x x x Ephemeral fever (Three day stiff sickness) x Blue tongue x Rift Valley Fever Wesselsbron Nagana Now is the time to vaccinate animals against these diseases. Venerial diseases The following venereal diseases were reported by practices in the provinces:
Ostriches Western Cape Oudtshoorn – Ostrimed Condition Comments respiratory problems Few cases of sinusitis/rhinitis – winds and dust Avian influenza Wild bird introduction – low mortality, different than poultry outbreak.. Surveillance indicate high number of positive wild birds dove/ pigeon/ spurwing/ egyptian geese/ gunea fowl/ blue crane Energy and protein deficiency 3 Severe drought – animals are on maintenance rations – those in veldt are dying – very bad to the game farmers here . Equines Limpopo Modimolle Fistulous withers - 1 Eastern Cape Humansdorp Opthalmia – Severe infection in a donkey – 2 moderate cases in horses Port Alfred Biliary – One case with secondary pneumonia (Bathurst) Biliary – 1 Seas Game Mpumalanga Karino Malnutrition – Impala lamb died due to malnutrition as it was not a healthy animal in the first place. Gauteng Krugersdorp Roundworms - 3 Lungworm – 3 Springbok and blesbok deaths, never seen this infestation for 11 years in practice Pretoria Intestinal roundworms - 2 ear-tick – 2
Bont tick - 2 Heartwater – 2 Abscesses – 1 Trueperella pyogenes Limpopo Bela-Bela Heartwater tics – 3 Blue ticks – 3 Mites – 2 Blue wildebeest Wounds with screw-worm – 2 Fluoride poisoning - Buffalo Deaths – 8 Njala on one farm, no positive diagnosis could be made Protein and energy deficiency – 2 Uterus prolapse – 1 Roan Lameness – 1 Sable Abscess – 1 Buffalo Makhado Wireworm – 2 Coccidiosis – 2 Protein deficiency – 2 Energy deficiency - 2 Lungs - 2 Modimolle Diarrhoea – 2 Njala, few cases Mokopane Blue ticks - 1 Heartwater ticks – 1 Copper deficiency - 1 Polokwane Intestinal roundworms – 3 Resistant roundworms – 3 Brown ear-tick – 1 Bont-legged tick -1 Coccidiosis – 1 Diarrhoea – 3 Eye infection - 1 Capture myopathy – 1 Vaalwater Botulism – One blue wildebeest Parasitic dermatitis – 1 White rhino North West Klerksdorp Red-legged ticks – 3 Blue – 2 Wireworm – 2 Small game Stress – Two cheetah cubs died Stress – First calf buffalo heifer died 2-3 months after calving. Camp too small, bull drove her from herd. KwaZulu-Natal