deye243 wrote:Typical Australian politicians they did not learn a sing about Wuh flu .
They should close the border simple as that
deye243 wrote:Typical Australian politicians they did not learn a sing about Wuh flu .
They should close the border simple as that
cz515 wrote:deye243 wrote:Typical Australian politicians they did not learn a sing about Wuh flu .
They should close the border simple as that
Come on that's a bit ridiculous action. Esp when it's probably here already. Why is it that some people think that's the solution to everything.
Most of the options sound good and idd support them blade, but training biosecurity dogs will take months.
Gamerancher wrote:Maybe do a proof read and spell check before you send that...
NTSOG wrote:G'day,
I hadn't considered that pigs and deer can contract FMD. Since, as stated above by bladeracer, these animals are free-ranging over vast areas I can't see how FMD could be stopped once it got a foothold in the country. [Farmers could lock up their farms, but ferals could still spread the disease.] The strictest quarantine regulations do need to be applied at the borders, but, given the numbers of people shown trying to bring food and other prohibited items through customs at airports on TV shows even though they know they are in breach, I have no faith that [returning] tourists will give a damn until they find that meat/animal products they want to buy for their own consumption are not available except for a very high price.
Jim
cz515 wrote:deye243 wrote:Typical Australian politicians they did not learn a sing about Wuh flu .
They should close the border simple as that
Come on that's a bit ridiculous action. Esp when it's probably here already. Why is it that some people think that's the solution to everything.
Most of the options sound good and idd support them blade, but training biosecurity dogs will take months.
deye243 wrote:So whats wrong with closing the border with bali and stoping anyone trying to get aroung it by going through another country
animalpest wrote:FMD is endemic in 7 Asian countries. There is a risk for Australia from all of them.
cz515 wrote:The varroa mite is a huge problem. Hopefully they can contain it.
Exactly animalpest, its endemic in 77% of animals in African countries, Asian and some south American countries. Why is it that we (90% of the population) are hearing about it just now.
I am not saying we shouldn't do anything, sanitisation of shoes and soil is very important step and should be done already. But closing our borders to Indonesia is a useless knee jerk reaction.
cz515 wrote:The thing is why aren't they checking these before they leave the airport cargo depots
Bruiser64 wrote:Foot and mouth disease has already had an impact on my shooting. I have been told by two of the farmers whose properties I shoot on, that for the time being they won’t allow me out there. The reason being they want to restrict movements onto their farms to reduce the risks of a foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak. Obviously I respect their decision. I thought it was very interesting that they are exercising this level of caution. However, when I looked at the Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry website, it is clear these farmers are sensibly following the biosecurity advice from the Dept.
Something I hadn’t previously given any thought to was that FMD affects all cloven hoofed animals. This includes cattle, buffalo, sheep, pigs, deer, goats and camelids (camels, apacas, and llamas). So I would expect that any outbreaks would be difficult to control in areas with a lot of feral cloven hoofed animals. Hopefully the security measures will be robust. It could make for interesting times going forward for those of us who enjoy our hunting. It may mean I do a lot more fishing and a lot less shooting for a while.