Other Animal Disease -- Australia
Sheep graziers across New South Wales (NSW) are being warned that an outbreak of virulent footrot is spreading, despite dry seasonal conditions. Graziers have also been told that the risk of infection from new stock purchases is also a possibility.
Key points:
- highly infectious bacterial disease of the hoof in sheep and goats
- causes serious production losses and control costs
- legally notifiable disease, requiring quarantine
- normally associated with moist or wet conditions
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Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2xC9OW9
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