82% of Western Cape’s livestock herd vaccinated against FMD [SOUND]

# The Western Cape government says 82-percent of its livestock herd has been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease. Nearly 480-thousand vaccine doses have been administered to commercial and subsistence livestock across all districts. The response is aimed at protecting farmers, jobs, food security and the province’s agricultural economy. MEC for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Ivan Meyer says 28 outbreaks are still active, while eleven have been resolved: