Call to evaluate FMD strategies

By Laura Griffin
Updated September 22 2015 - 6:00pm, first published February 12 2015 - 4:00am
Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases at Massey University, NZ, Tim Carpenter (left), Research Professor of Economics at the University of California, US, Alan Olmstead and Gardiner Foundation chairman Mike Taylor.
Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases at Massey University, NZ, Tim Carpenter (left), Research Professor of Economics at the University of California, US, Alan Olmstead and Gardiner Foundation chairman Mike Taylor.

INTERNATIONAL experts on infectious livestock diseases including foot and mouth disease (FMD) have warned Australian policymakers need to prioritise collaboration and communication to ensure recovery strategies are in place to deal with an outbreak in Australia that would cripple our meat and dairy industries.

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