PRO/AH/EDR> Foot rot, ovine – Australia: (NS)

Other Animal Disease — Australia
Central Tablelands Local Land Services has warned sheep producers to insist on an Animal Health Statement when purchasing or agisting sheep or goats, following reported cases of footrot in central western NSW [New South Wales].
The unusually wet conditions currently being experienced in many areas increases the risk of expression and spread of the disease.
“Reports have emerged in areas that have not seen this notifiable disease in decades, so sheep producers need to be alert,” said Dr