South Africa launches vaccination drive to combat foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

South Africa has launched a nationwide livestock vaccination program to curb a growing outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, which has hit one of the country’s largest beef producers and disrupted the meat industry.

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen visited Karan Beef in Gauteng on Monday, marking the start of the feedlot-level vaccination campaign — a first for the country.

“It is the first time we’ll be vaccinating at a feedlot…