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Animal vaccine deficiency may hurt job creation, DA
According to Allafrica.com, the Democratic Alliance's (DA's) Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Annette Steyn said she is surprised "at the incredulity with which the ministry of agriculture has responded to the questions raised about the efficacy of animal vaccines produced by Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP)."
According to Steyn, the Department 'dismissed with contempt' questions regarding OBP vaccines, claiming that the state-run organisation complies with international standards. This may be so, Steyn said, but OBP's efficacy in combating relevant diseases "is undermined by the fact that [the vaccines] are outdated and under-researched." The OBP vaccines, "do not appear to be working," and "the resulting animal deaths are a threat to the economic sustainability of agriculture."
"The Department of Agriculture," Steyn concludes, "is responsible for the bio security of animal health in South Africa." Denying the problems at OBP constitutes a significant threat to the agricultural sector, which currently supports 650 000 jobs and could create another million jobs by 2030, Allafrica.com reports.
Read the full article on http://allafrica.com.
