Eradicating virulent footrot from Western Australia

Authors

R K. MitchellFollow

Keywords

Foot rot, Sheep diseases, Bacteroides nodosus, Disease control, Control programmes, Western Australia

Disciplines

Animal Diseases | Sheep and Goat Science

First Page Number

42

Last Page Number

47

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

Western Australia has a unique opportunity to eradicate virulent footrot from the State's sheep flock, with only 62 properties or 0.6 per cent of sheep properties currently in quarantine. The majority of Western Australian flocks are now free of virulent footrot, with targeted on-farm and abattoir surveillance used to detect the remaining properties affected by the disease. Bob Mitchell reports on how farmers, industry, and government are working together, with research playing an important part in the eradication campaign.

Recommended Citation

Mitchell, R K. (1999) "Eradicating virulent footrot from Western Australia," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 40: No. 1, Article 10.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol40/iss1/10