We won’t risk the beef industry – Gov't fires back :: Mmegi Online

Director of Veterinary Services Dr Kobedi Segale has fired back at the country’s two largest feedlot operators, Primefast (Pty) Ltd and JS Beef (Pty) Ltd, saying their desperate bid to force government to ease FMD restrictions could expose the country to a fresh outbreak.

The feedlot giants, who claim they have already lost P27.8 million and exhausted their bank funding, say they are running out of time and money to keep thousands of cattle alive.

Segale and the Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Dr Edwin Dikoloti, have been hauled before the High Court by two feedlot operators in an urgent legal battle. In his answering affidavit, Segale said that the farmers seek to compel the State to act in a manner that would expose the public to the risk of Foot and Mouth (FMD) spread, all for their private economic benefit.

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We won’t risk the beef industry – Gov't fires back

Director of Veterinary Services Dr Kobedi Segale has fired back at the country’s two largest feedlot operators, Primefast (Pty) Ltd and JS Beef (Pty) Ltd, saying their desperate bid to force government to ease FMD restrictions could expose the country to a fresh outbreak.

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