Horse from Smithton has returned a positive result.
A recreational horse from Smithton has returned a positive result in preliminary tests for EI and a lockdown order has been issued on all horses in the state by the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.If the tests are confirmed today, thoroughbred and harness racing will be cancelled indefinitely.
The horse involved is understood to have travelled around the state for horse shows. It is now in isolation.
Trainers warned an indefinite ban could cripple the industry for the next 12 months.
The preliminary tests were done at the DPIW's Mt Pleasant laboratories.
Samples have been dispatched to Australian Animal Health Laboratories at Geelong and an initial test has come back negative.
Samples have been dispatched to Australian Animal Health Laboratories at Geelong and an initial test has come back negative.
DPIW general manager of biosecurity and product integrity Alex Schaap said all horses must remain on their properties until further notice.
posted by Horse Deals at
9:27 am
2 Comments:
Can I please ask why the tasmanian racing and harness industry knew about the lockdown within 5 minutes (via text) when the majority of my horse friends in tasmania hadn't heard anything about the lockdown until I told them to check their e-mails ( this was already 5 hours after the lock down had started), they had to find out the news about EI in Tazzi from Queensland!!
Please Tazzi, I beg you not to make the same mistakes queensland and NSW are making.
you were not told because like those of us in Queensland and NSW who are not in the racing industry we do not exist in the thoughts and dealings of relevant state DPI departments we are only here to top up funding short falls, if you want to get heard you have to become a pain in the ass to them and not leave them alone.
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