What is new?

• Guideline shelter of livestock in extreme weather conditions
• Fasting of wool sheep prior to shearing

•  Milk SA accepted as a LWCC Member

• Livestock Welfare checklist for auctions and saleyards

• Revision of Sans 1694 (Welfare of dairy cattle) and SANS 1488 (Humane transport of livestock by road)

• Revision of SANS 1479 (Pig welfare)

• Pre-shearing fasting of wool sheep  – document guidelines concluded and approved.

• A request was sent for a literature review on “ Breeding Climate-Tolerant Livestock in South Africa “ and an accompanying guidance document to the RMRDSA for their consideration and funding.
• Bloutong beheer sonder entstof/Bluetongue control without vaccine
• Guidelines for using Electro-ejaculation (EEJ) in Domestic Ruminants