Australia has bolstered its bio-security defences with a stash of 300,000 vital vaccines aimed at combating the serious cattle virus that causes lumpy skin disease (LSD), ensuring readiness for potential outbreaks.
LSD, which also affects buffalo, has been reported in Indonesia but Australia remains free of this devastating disease.
However, if the disease got a foothold here, quick access to and effective rollout of these vaccines will help keep Australian cattle and buffalo safe.
For now, the doses of the vaccine will be kept safe in a secure overseas location. They will also be made available for producers in our closest neighbours, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea, if required.
The agreement to secure the vaccination bank is one of many measures we have taken to prepare for a possible outbreak, to make sure that LSD will not devastate our agriculture industry or impact the livelihoods of farmers.
More information on what the government is doing to prepare, and what will happen if there is an outbreak, is available on the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s website.
Visit its lumpy skin disease page to find other facts and resources, including how to protect your animals, signs of the disease to look out for, and how to report suspected cases.
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