Farmers Review Africa Sep/Oct 2017

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Animal health and livestock produc on

Supplement

e costs of animal disease In Africa, millions of people depend on livestock for their livelihoods. However, the high prevalence of livestock diseases, such as East Coast Fever and Newcastle disease, to name just a few, are a major constraint to increasing smallholder incomes and enhancing agricultural development, food security and resilience. Accessibility and distribution of high quality veterinary medicines is therefore the best tool to combat animal diseases and help curb economic losses. Cross-country registration of veterinary medicines Registering veterinary medicines in Africa through the currently established processes is cumbersome and time consuming, requiring considerable technical information from e modern farmer requires an effective

Honda Pumpset or 3Phase electrical Pumpset.

chemical spray applicator which can:

Customer is to supply 1cubic meter Sand and 1

·

Be moved when required from one area to another

well as 40 6inch cement blocks. Customer

·

Create a calmer and safer handling of

supply labour and builder and we will supply

livestock

technician to assist with Correct building of slab

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Ensure the owner that the correct

and reservoir. spraydip device for applying

concentration is applied to the

insecticide or other solution to the coat of

livestock as prescribed by the chemical

animals, replacing the plunge dip. e animal

manufacturer

walks through a compartment which carries

Create a safer dipping method that can

spray nozzles on the sides, below and above.

dip livestock from day one inclusive of

Excess spray drains into a sump and is reused.

·

cubic Meter small stone and 6 Bags of cement as

sick and heavily pregnant animals ·

Have the ability to create

nancial

3. GALVmed initiative - Regulatory

income indirectly through reduction

harmonisation: Improving access

of livestock losses through tickborne

to safe, effective and quality

d i s e a s e s an d d i re c t ly t h rou g h

veterinary medicines across East Africa

delivering this necessary service to

applicants. Harmonisation of the registration system for veterinary medicines across nations simpli es the process, saves time and resources and helps to ensure drug quality, safety and efficacy. In 2011, a GALVmed initiative 'Harmonisation of Registration Requirements for Veterinary Immunologicals and Development of a Mutual Recognition Procedure (MRP) in East Africa' was launched to provide support in this critical area. e enterprise was undertaken to assist the East African Community (EAC) in harmonising registration requirements in the established regulatory authorities and strengthening their ve te r i n ar y v a c c i ne re g u l ator y s y ste ms . GALVmed's work commenced with a workshop in Nairobi, involving regulators from eight East African countries – Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia,

fellow livestock owners at a xed cost per head of livestock ·

Give the livestock owner the luxury to change the type of chemical due to various reasons such as availibility of speci c brand or necessary change due to chemical resistance build up in parasites

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Deliver a faster and effective application, saving the livestock owner time and money everytime he dips his animals.

Sprayraces uses half the dip than plungedips per animal. Jenge Sprayraces is supplied complete with www.farmersreviewafrica.com

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