Question NW1878 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
07 June 2022 - NW1878
Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What are the details of all vaccines that are available at Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP), in view of the fact that various cooperatives and animal pharmaceutical companies receive their supplies from the OBP for farmers’ usage in provinces across the Republic; (2) whether she has found that the current vaccine stocks at the OBP are adequate to cater for the management of livestock; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. Please refer to Table 1 below.
2. Current vaccine stock levels of certain products at the OBP might not be adequate to cater for the management of certain livestock diseases. However, the Board and Management of the OBP have assured that measures are being put in place to mitigate this risk.
Table 1: Available vaccines
|
Product |
Availability |
Product |
Availability |
|
Anthrax 100ml |
Available |
Lumpy Skin Disease 100ml 50 Dose |
Available |
|
Black Quarter 100ml |
Available |
Lumpy Skin Disease 50ml 25 Dose |
Available |
|
Blue Tongue |
Available |
Pastuerella Sheep 100ml |
Available |
|
Botulism 100ml |
Available |
Pastue rella Cattle 100ml 50 Dose |
Available |
|
Botulism/Black Quarter 100ml |
Available |
Pulpy kidney (Alum) |
Available |
|
Brucella Abortus S19 25 dose |
Available |
Redwater Africa |
Available |
|
Brucella CFT |
Available |
Redwater Asiatic |
Available |
|
Brucella RB |
Available |
Rift Valley Fever Inact 100ml |
Available |
|
Brucella Rev 1 |
Available |
Rift Valley Fever Live 100ml |
Available |
|
Brucella Std Serum |
Available |
Swelled Head |
Available |
|
Elephant Skin Disease |
Available |
Tetanus |
Available |
|
Gas Gangrene |
Available |
Tuberculin Avian |
Available |
|
Horse Sickness |
Available |
Tuberculin Bovine |
Available |
|
Leukopast 3 (cattle) |
Available |