Horse flu outbreak over by June: Chief Vet
Victoria's Chief Veterinarian says it is possible the horse industry could return to normal by June next year.The industry has been subject to biosecurity protocols and transport restrictions since the horse flu outbreak in August.
Doctor Hugh Miller says there's been a decline in the number of horse flu cases in New South Wales and Queensland while Victoria remains free of the virus.
He says restrictions on the cross-border transportation of horses will be eased in the New Year and recreational events should also return to normal.
"The projections that are by June next year it ought to have been possible to have not only have the disease run its course, but the work that's required and it's a fair bit of work in Queensland and NSW to prove that the disease has indeed disappeared," he said.
posted by Horse Deals at
7:15 am
2 Comments:
Oh great only another 7 months of sitting at home watching the grass grow (if it rains) fixing the fences, and generally just doing nothing, but oh joy we can all sit and watch the race horses go around
arn't we lucky
I thought Victoria now had the Virus??
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