Services
The Western Cape Government provides services which cover the different sectors of our communities
African Horse Sickness
The African Horse Sickness vaccination season runs from June to October each year. African Horse Sickness (AHS) is a highly infectious and...
Agri-Tools
The Western Cape Department of Agriculture provides interactive Agri-Tools for farmers. Agri-workers Survey and Census Agricultural...
Agricultural Economic Services
The economic security of the Western Cape agricultural sector is something that cannot be taken for granted, but which must be nurtured and...
EDI: Agricultural Internship Programme
What does the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s Internship Programme entail? The Western Cape Department of Agriculture is committed...
Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute
The Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute was established in 1898 and was the first centre for agricultural training in Africa. In the...
Exporting animal products
What is veterinary export certification? It is the assurance by the relevant role-players in the exporting country to the relevant role...
Performing Animals Protection Act licensing
Amendment of the Performing Animals Protection Act (PAPA) (Act 24 of 1935, amended by Act 4 of 2016) Animals have played a longstanding role...
Rabies vaccinations
A virus causes rabies, and it can infect all mammals, including humans (a zoonosis). Contact with infected animals spreads the disease to...
Sustainable Resource Use and Management
The Programme: Sustainable Resource Use and Management (SRUM) is also responsible for the implementation and management of disaster aid...
TB and Brucellosis testing
Read more about the danger of Brucellosis and Tuberculosis spread at auctions and shows. Bovine Brucellosis Brucellosis is a zoonosis, so it...
Travelling with your pet
Exporting pet dogs and cats from the Western Cape Pets travelling out of South Africa generally require a Veterinary Health Certificate...
Veterinary laboratory services
The Provincial Veterinary Laboratory at Helderfontein, Stellenbosch renders an extensive diagnostic service to the livestock, poultry...
Veterinary public health and food safety
All meat consumers have the right of access to safe meat from known approved sources. The sub-directorate: Veterinary Public Health...