Asante Veterinary Consultants

07/06/2026

🐶🐱 FREE RABIES VACCINATION WEEK! 🐱🐶

📢 Asante Veterinary Consultants is proud to offer FREE Rabies Vaccinations for dogs and cats at both our Boksburg and Katlehong branches.

📅 Date: 8th – 13th June
📍 Available at: Boksburg Branch & Katlehong Branch

💉 Cost: FREE OF CHARGE

Rabies is a deadly viral disease that affects both animals and humans, but it is 100% preventable through vaccination. Protect your beloved pets, your family, and your community by ensuring your dogs and cats are vaccinated.

✅ Free rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats
✅ Protect your pets against a fatal disease
✅ Help prevent the spread of rabies in our communities
✅ Quick and professional service from our veterinary team

Bring your pets and encourage your friends, family, and neighbours to do the same.

Together, we can create a safer and healthier community for both people and animals.

📍 Asante Veterinary Consultants
🐾 Boksburg Branch
🐾 Katlehong Branch
📅 8th – 13th June

💉 FREE RABIES VACCINATION WEEK

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14/05/2026

Anaplasmosis case in Cattle🩺💉💊🧪🐂🐄🐂

08/05/2026

DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY- Let’s help you solve losses in your farm🩺💉💊🐂🐄🐏🐑🐐🐖🐓

04/05/2026

🚨 Private & State Veterinarian Partnership in Combating Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) 🇿🇦🐄🐐

South Africa is currently facing ongoing challenges with Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) — a highly contagious viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs. Controlling its spread requires strong collaboration between private veterinarians and state veterinary services.

🤝 Why this partnership matters:

🔹 Early Detection & Reporting
Private veterinarians are often the first point of contact for farmers. Prompt recognition of FMD signs (blisters, lameness, drooling, reduced productivity) and immediate reporting to State Veterinary Services is critical to prevent widespread outbreaks.

🔹 Coordinated Disease Control
State veterinarians lead official disease control measures such as quarantine, movement restrictions, surveillance, and vaccination (where applicable). Private vets support implementation on farms and ensure compliance.

🔹 Farmer Education & Awareness
Both sectors play a vital role in educating farmers about biosecurity practices—limiting animal movement, controlling access to farms, and disinfecting equipment.

🔹 Surveillance & Monitoring
Ongoing collaboration strengthens active surveillance systems, helping to track and contain outbreaks more effectively.

🔹 Protecting Livelihoods & Food Security
FMD outbreaks have serious economic consequences, including trade restrictions and loss of income for farmers. A united veterinary approach helps safeguard the livestock industry and national food security.

🛑 Key Message to Farmers:
If you suspect FMD, do not move animals and contact your nearest veterinarian or State Veterinary office immediately.
Together, through trust, communication, and coordinated action, private and state veterinarians can successfully manage and control FMD outbreaks in South Africa.

And apecial Thanks to Our Animal health Interns at Asante Veterinary Consultants for assisting our farmers with passion and diligence.

02/05/2026

🐑 Pregnancy Diagnosis in Sheep & Goats – Why It Matters 🐐

For any smallstock farmer, knowing whether your ewes and does are pregnant is not just helpful — it’s essential for good herd management and profitability.

🔍 Why is pregnancy diagnosis important?

Early pregnancy diagnosis allows you to:

- Identify pregnant vs. non-pregnant animals
-Improve feeding and nutrition management for pregnant animals
- Cull or rebreed open (non-pregnant) females
- Plan for lambing/kidding season more effectively
- Detect multiple pregnancies for better care
- Reduce unnecessary costs on non-productive animals

⏰ When should pregnancy diagnosis be done?

Ideally 30–45 days after mating for early detection

More accurate results are obtained from 45 days onwards

Follow-up checks may be done later to monitor fetal development

👨‍⚕️ Who should perform it?

Pregnancy diagnosis should be carried out by a qualified veterinarian.

A vet has the necessary skills and equipment to ensure:

- Accurate results
-Minimal stress to animals
- Proper interpretation of findings

🩺 How is pregnancy diagnosed?

The most common and reliable method is:

Ultrasound scanning – safe, quick, and highly accurate

Other methods (less commonly used in smallstock) include:

Abdominal palpation (limited use)
Hormonal testing (in some cases)

💡 Pro Tip:

Good record-keeping of mating dates and veterinary checks will greatly improve your flock’s productivity and profitability.

📞 Need assistance with pregnancy diagnosis for your flock?

Contact our veterinarian to schedule on-farm ultrasound scanning and ensure your animals get the best care.

[email protected]

+27 79 652 0264

02/05/2026

🐑 Pregnancy Diagnosis in Sheep & Goats – Why It Matters 🐐

For any smallstock farmer, knowing whether your ewes and does are pregnant is not just helpful — it’s essential for good herd management and profitability.

🔍 Why is pregnancy diagnosis important?

Early pregnancy diagnosis allows you to:

- Identify pregnant vs. non-pregnant animals
-Improve feeding and nutrition management for pregnant animals
- Cull or rebreed open (non-pregnant) females
- Plan for lambing/kidding season more effectively
- Detect multiple pregnancies for better care
- Reduce unnecessary costs on non-productive animals

⏰ When should pregnancy diagnosis be done?

Ideally 30–45 days after mating for early detection

More accurate results are obtained from 45 days onwards

Follow-up checks may be done later to monitor fetal development

👨‍⚕️ Who should perform it?

Pregnancy diagnosis should be carried out by a qualified veterinarian.

A vet has the necessary skills and equipment to ensure:

- Accurate results
-Minimal stress to animals
- Proper interpretation of findings

🩺 How is pregnancy diagnosed?

The most common and reliable method is:

Ultrasound scanning – safe, quick, and highly accurate

Other methods (less commonly used in smallstock) include:

Abdominal palpation (limited use)
Hormonal testing (in some cases)

💡 Pro Tip:

Good record-keeping of mating dates and veterinary checks will greatly improve your flock’s productivity and profitability.

📞 Need assistance with pregnancy diagnosis for your flock?

Contact our veterinarian to schedule on-farm ultrasound scanning and ensure your animals get the best care.

[email protected]

+27 79 652 0264

01/05/2026

https://www.foodformzansi.co.za/on-the-frontline-why-veterinarians-are-critical-infrastructure/?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

Veterinarians are far more than animal doctors; they are the "critical infrastructure" securing South Africa’s food safety and economy.

30/04/2026

It’s that time of the year🩺💉💊

30/04/2026

As we approach the winter season, know this‼️

“An anticipated problem is a mitigable problem” be a proactive farmer and consult with the experts in the field, prevention is always better than cure🩺💉💊🐂🐄🐂🐄🐂🐄