NSW Farmers and Local Land Services are preparing to deliver their final foot-and-mouth disease workshop in Dubbo on Tuesday, helping the agriculture sector prepare for the worst-case scenario.
A veterinarian inspecting an animal infected with Food and Mouth Disease in Laos.
A highly contagious animal disease that caused serious concern when it arrived in Indonesia last year, FMD affects all cloven-hoofed animals including cattle, sheep, goats, deer and pigs.
While the disease is not present in Australia, NSW Farmers Biosecurity Committee chair Ian McColl said it posed an enormous…
