Experts in the agricultural field says the SA government will spend billions in vaccinating over the countrys 12-million cattle in a bid to win the fight against the foot-and-mouth FMD disease.
Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of SA Agbiz, said determining the exact costs of the vaccines will be hard depending on various things.
This is a moving target. Its difficult to put a precise figure on it right now for a number of reasons. Depending on the vaccine we use and its potency, we may find ourselves vaccinating some cattle twice a year, others three times a year, and others once a year.