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The unfortunate quarantine situation and the ensuing court
cases at Unyati in 2014 after the purchase of the buffalo bull at
the 2011 Madikwe auction created a lot of negative publicity.
I am aware of the perceptions regarding this in the industry
and am extremely sensitive to that.
We have worked very hard and openly with our State
Veterinary department to make sure everything is in order
before we purchased Unyati as a going concern.That is also the reason why we have included Prof. Michele
Miller, Dr Wynard Goosen and the team at the Animal TB research
programme at Stellenbosch University in the testing process. We
will continue doing this in all future tests. We are confident that this
research will be invaluable and hope it will soon be recognised on a
governmental level as an important arm in national disease control.
I do believe that this current research in now more sensitive and
specific TB tests will be a game changer for our buffalo industry at
a time of such general testing frustration. It is positive to see that
some prominent veterinarians and buffalo breeders are now also
taking part in this programme. >>The depth and
genetic diversity of
all these herds are
amazing and we are
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