Ban on sale of live poultry will also affect street trade

Government on Monday introduced a countrywide ban on the sale of live poultry in a bid to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious bird flu. The ban comes after the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 was confirmed in a broiler breeder site in Mpumalanga on June 22. H5N8 is a rapidly spreading viral disease … Continue reading Ban on sale of live poultry will also affect street trade