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Thabo Mothibi
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17 September 2006
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Website:
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http://agric.ncape.gov.za
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TO: All EDITORS
EMBARGO: NONE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA
RELEASE
SOUTH
AFRICA’S ANIMAL HEALTH TECHNICIANS MEETS IN KIMBERLEY
Over 150 of South
Africa’s animal health technicians, the force that is often at the forefront in
times of animal disease outbreaks, will be holding intensive deliberations on
matters affecting their profession in their 7th Animal Health
Technicians Congress which gets underway tomorrow 18 September, ending
Wednesday 20th. Chairperson of the Northern Cape Legislature’s
Portfolio Committee on Agriculture and Land Reform, MPL Dawid Rooi will deliver
the keynote address to the Congress on behalf of the Northern Cape Provincial
Administration.
Key-discussion
documents are to be presented by representatives of the Northern Cape’s Department of Agriculture
and Land Reform which is co-hosting the Congress with the Association for
Animal Health Technicians. The Northern
Cape is hosting the Congress at a time in which
animal health technicians have achieved major victories such as being
registered as a Para-Veterinary Professionals with the South African Veterinary
Council.
The nature of the
profession has drastically changed from the time Animal Health Technicians were
called stock inspectors. The South African government is estimated to have
spend millions of rands on disease outbreaks and control measures on animal
diseases such as foot and mouth disease, avian influenza and classical swine
fever. The animal health technicians are among key players in areas of
roadblocks during inspections, culling diseased animals, vaccinations and on-going
surveillance.
Enquiries: Thabo
Mothibi 083 255 8840 tmothibi@grand.ncape.gov.za
Source: Department
of Agriculture and Land Reform.
