Veterinarians and animal health personnel are responding to the detection of anthrax on a beef property in the Shepparton region, where five beef cattle have died.
Agriculture Victoria said that following the report on the evening of 8 February, the property was quarantined, and all livestock have been vaccinated. Neighbouring properties have also been informed.
Anthrax has occurred intermittently in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland in recent decades. In Victoria this is often in northern areas of the state, but historically it has been recorded across all of the state in farming…
