1. Free State Animal Health Forum
Bloemfontein
21 September 2017

2. Why are we here?

4. AHF today Objectives of the Animal Health Forum
To protect and advance (improve) the health status of the National Livestock Herds in order to promote sustainable livestock production and to maintain national and international market access.

5. PVS (OIE) report on Vet services
Findings
Line function (chain of command)
How do we address this?
Animal traceability ID
Meat safety
Local vs. export
Liaison with industries
Eg. AHF
Access to markets (local vs. export standards)
Should be the same
Public / Private co-operation
By PPP’s
By working together

6. Points we are addressing
These come from the Veterinary strategy
Brucella- Brucella steering committee
Animal ID & Movement Registration
Compensation – compensation committee
Buffalo VPN
Heartwater Vaccine Committee
AMR
CCS
Border - Animal Disease Control Fence
Vaccine availability
Cooperation – Focus is on the provinces
Meat safety
Laboratory capacity

7. Points we are addressing (cont.)
Border - Animal Disease Control Fence Vaccine availability Cooperation – Focus is on the provinces Meat safety Laboratory capacity

8. Brucellosis
The “model disease” Animal ID Education Economic impact Epidemiology Zoonosis State and Private Veterinary co-operation Holistic approach (one health)

9. Provincial AHF
Duplicate what NAHF does at provincial level Support for municipal co-operation between state and private vets Open forum for discussion