Single foot-and-mouth case would trigger COVID-like tracing, culling of sick animals - Sydney Morning Herald


7/21/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Mike Foley, Benjamin Preiss

An outbreak would force a halt to Australian red meat exports, costing agricultural industries billions of dollars.

Depending on how far any infection spread, livestock transport would be halted across the country, interstate or within a region until it was eradicated. This could leave animals stranded and disrupt… [+3479 chars]

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