AUSTRALIA’S Federal Government has seemingly overlooked its own AUSVETPLAN on exotic disease incidents by claiming a powerful and irritating chemical was preferred for decontaminating footbaths.
The Federal Government has been under pressure from farmer bodies to implement footbaths for travellers coming to Australia from Indonesia to lower the risk of contaminated soil bringing Foot and Mouth Disease here.
AUSVETPLAN contains the nationally-agreed approach for the response to emergency animal disease (EAD) incidents in Australia. The plan is captured in a series of manuals and…
