{"id":17353,"date":"2022-07-12T17:48:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T17:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=17353"},"modified":"2022-07-12T17:48:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T17:48:36","slug":"holidaying-in-bali-play-your-part-in-protecting-our-livestock-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/07\/12\/holidaying-in-bali-play-your-part-in-protecting-our-livestock-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Holidaying in Bali? Play your part in protecting our livestock industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Travellers holidaying in Bali are being urged to do their bit to prevent the highly contagious Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) from reaching Australian shores and devastating our $28.7 billion livestock industry.
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Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said the impact of an FMD outbreak in Australia would be disastrous for the livestock sector, the economy and regional communities.
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\u201cWe have kept Australia FMD free for more than 130 years, but it is now on our doorstep and we all have a role to play to keep our industry safe,\u201d Mr Toole said.
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\u201cThe message to travellers is simple: if you\u2019re heading to Bali or somewhere that may have been affected by FMD for a holiday \u2013 or know someone who is \u2013 please do the right thing when you return to Australia. That means declaring where you\u2019ve been, making sure any clothes and shoes you bring in are clean and free from soil and manure, avoiding encounters with livestock on your travels and staying away from farms or anywhere there might be livestock for seven days when you get home.
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\u201cNow is not the time for complacency \u2013 one dirty pair of shoes could devastate an entire industry.\u201d
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Mr Toole said the NSW Government welcomed moves by the Commonwealth to increase biosecurity measures on incoming flights from Indonesia but was keen to see biosecurity ramped up further.
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\u201cWe\u2019ve put a number of ideas on the table, including increased luggage screening, the decontamination of equipment and shoes for all returning travellers from high-risk parts of Indonesia, more detector dogs at Sydney International Airport, and a targeted advertising campaign that urges travellers to avoid contact with NSW livestock and facilities for five to seven days upon their return.
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\u201cWe all need to work together \u2013 governments, industry and the community \u2013 to keep Australia FMD-free.\u201d
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Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders said the NSW Government has been working hard to bolster biosecurity to keep the agricultural sector safe, with record investment to drive active surveillance, rapid diagnostics and effective traceability systems to monitor, track and respond to threats.\u00a0
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\u201cBiosecurity has been my top priority since becoming Agriculture Minister,\u201d Mr Saunders said.
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\u201cAn incursion of Foot and Mouth Disease would have severe consequences for Australia\u2019s animal health and trade. Significant economic losses would be felt, with restrictions being placed on both domestic and international markets for live animals, meat and animal products.
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\u201cAn uncontrolled outbreak could lead to the immediate closure of our meat export markets, and control costs have been estimated at more than $80 billion.\u201d
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Mr Saunders said while Australia has an internationally recognised capability to deal quickly and effectively with emergency animal disease outbreaks \u2013 including the large outbreak of equine influenza in 2007 and the outbreaks of avian influenza in 2012 and 2013 \u2013 primary producers must know what to be on the lookout for when it comes to protecting their livestock.
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\u201cWe\u2019re encouraging primary producers to engage in detailed contingency planning, to be overly cautious with people who come into contact with their livestock and monitor closely for signs of FMD which include blisters in and around the mouth area, drooling and limping,\u201d he said.
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\u201cI have requested the Department of Primary Industries and Local Land Services ramp up their work with farmers to recognise the signs of Foot and Mouth Disease in their stock.
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\u201cIf livestock exhibit any unusual signs consistent with FMD, they must be reported immediately to the Emergency Animal Disease Watch Hotline on 1800 675 888.\u201d
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FMD affects all cloven-hoofed animals including cattle, sheep, goats, deer and pigs. It can be carried by live animals as well as in residual soil left on shoes, clothing and equipment.
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For more information on Foot and Mouth Disease, visit:\u00a0https:\/\/www.dpi.nsw.gov.au\/animals-and-livestock\/beef-cattle\/health-and-disease\/viral-diseases\/fmd<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Travellers holidaying in Bali are being urged to do their bit to prevent the highly contagious Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) from reaching Australian shores and devastating our $28.7 billion livestock industry.\u00a0Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said the impact of an FMD outbreak in Australia would be disastrous for the livestock … Continue reading “Holidaying in Bali? Play your part in protecting our livestock industry”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17353"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17354,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17353\/revisions\/17354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}