Nicole Hayes was among hundreds of pastoralists who met in Darwin today discussing more ways to prevent any possible foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Australia.
"Then there's more complicated things around livestock traceability ... in the event of an incursion, how to manage your herd more carefully."
"We can't pre-emptively vaccinate until the disease gets here, and when the disease gets here, we have the ability to do a mass vaccination campaign because our trade protocols will already be in jeopardy." "If I see any signs, make sure you have a discussion with your local vets, local stockies, local industry people," she said.
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