TWO more horses in the Western Cape have died as a result of African horse sickness, the provincial government announced on Wednesday.African horse sickness is a serious, often fatal disease affecting horses, mules, and donkeys. It is usually spread by biting insects and occurs mainly in Africa, the Middle East and the Mediterranean.The outbreak of the deadly disease in the Western Cape is likely to hamper the province’s horse export industry, which is worth R250m per year.The provincial government said on Wednesday it was highly unlikely that it would be able to apply to have a movement ban the European Union (EU) placed on the horse industry lifted for at least another two years because of the outbreak of the disease. The Western Cape exports some of its horses to the EU via Mauritius.Western Cape economic opportunities MEC Alan Winde said three more horses on the Paarl farm Schoongezicht, where the first case was detected last month, had tested positive for the disease."Four hors...
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