Foot and mouth disease has made its way alarmingly close to Australia, prompting biosecurity screening to stop the disease from wreaking havoc on our livestock industry | micksfoley
A livestock disease that would devastate Australia’s livestock industry and rural communities has been detected in Bali, the closest it has ever come to Australia, and the government has warned an outbreak here could cost the economy up to $80 billion.
Foot and mouth disease causes painful lesions on cloven-hoofed animals including sheep, cattle, pigs and goats.The disease spreads among livestock either as an airborne disease or through contaminated feed, faeces and even clothing. It does not infect humans but a visitor to Bali who goes near a farm animal could bring the disease home on their clothes or shoes.
The UK’s foot and mouth outbreak in 2001 forced the destruction of more than 6 million pigs, cows and sheep at an estimated cost of £8 billion.Australia’s industry is much bigger than the UK, with the beef industry worth $20 billion a year and sheep $7 million. The UK’s foot and mouth outbreak in 2001 forced the destruction of more than 6 million pigs, cows and sheep at an estimated cost of £8 billion.Australian farmers across vast districts could be forced to cull their herds and re-enter lockdowns just months after the COVID-19 pandemic. State-controlled biosecurity laws have sweeping powers that could bar livestock and feed from being transported across borders and between local government areas.
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