Nepal foot and mouth disease visit aims at Australian preparation

Updated April 16 2019 - 6:20am, first published April 15 2019 - 11:00am
Stock inspector Dan Burton in a more familiar working environment at the Blackall saleyards. Photos supplied.
Stock inspector Dan Burton in a more familiar working environment at the Blackall saleyards. Photos supplied.

The threat posed to Australia's livestock industries by foot and mouth disease was highlighted for Biosecurity Queensland inspector Dan Burton on a recent research trip to Nepal, where he saw firsthand the impacts of the infection in cattle.

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