Zicorba urges ban on rabbits imports from SA
Rabbit haemorrhagic disease is fatal in rabbits. It is caused by several virus strains.
RABBIT farmers’ lobby group, the Zimbabwe Commercial Rabbit Breeders Association (Zicorba) has called for an immediate ban on live rabbit imports from South Africa following the recent outbreak of a deadly rabbit virus in that country.
The Kingdom of Eswatini recently banned imports of live rabbits from South Africa and more countries in southern Africa may follow suit.
Zicorba president Regis Nyamakanga said a temporary ban of imports from South Africa would help prevent the spread of the rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD), which broke out in…