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Tick Crisis: Resistant pests threaten South Africa's livestock and economy
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Lester Kiewit engages with Dr. Luther van der Mescht, a Senior Lecturer at the University of the Free State, about the growing problem of ticks in South Africa's cattle developing resistance to pesticides (acaricides). Dr. van der Mescht highlights the severe impact that this resistance could have on farmers' incomes and the country's meat and milk production.
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1832 episodes
Manage episode 432744657 series 2502227
Lester Kiewit engages with Dr. Luther van der Mescht, a Senior Lecturer at the University of the Free State, about the growing problem of ticks in South Africa's cattle developing resistance to pesticides (acaricides). Dr. van der Mescht highlights the severe impact that this resistance could have on farmers' incomes and the country's meat and milk production.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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