"The quick response and teamwork from the Western Cape Government has averted potential chaos in the Oudtshoorn ostrich industry," Gerrit van Rensburg said today in Riversdale, in the Southern Cape.
The ostrich industry has been faced with an export ban on ostrich meat due to Avian Influenza since April this year, with losses amounting to R108 million per month. Forced slaughtering is required by international law on farms testing positive for the virus. To date, more than 33 000 birds have been culled in the greater Oudtshoorn area.
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