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Annual vaccination protects sheep and cattle from anthrax in high-risk areas

LIVESTOCK producers who manage properties where anthrax has previously occurred, including areas bordered by Bourke and Moree to Albury and Deniliquin in the south, have been reminded to vaccinate their cattle and sheep against anthrax.

Anthrax NSW mapNSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and Local Land Services (LLS) advise annual vaccination for livestock on these high-risk properties, which includes those close to properties where anthrax has been detected previously.

NSW DPI senior veterinary officer, Amanda Walker, said anthrax is unpredictable as it can lie dormant in the soil for…

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