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Eradicating Virulent Footrot From Western Australia, R K. Mitchell
Eradicating Virulent Footrot From Western Australia, R K. Mitchell
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
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.
Virulent Footrot : Mild Or Severe?, Laurie Depiazzi
Virulent Footrot : Mild Or Severe?, Laurie Depiazzi
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The footrot eradication scheme in Western Australia has resulted in a low prevalence of severe footrot.
To appreciate the achievement, we need to understand what exactly is being eradicated. 'S' strains of Dichelorbacter nodosus, the infectious bacterium of footrot, are the target of footrot eradication. Laurie Depiazzi examines the basis for eradicating 'S' strains.