Australia: How the red meat industry is responding to the threat of Lumpy Skin Disease

Published 2022년 6월 9일

Tridge summary

In response to the outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in Indonesia, a high-risk country located near Australia, the Australian red meat industry has activated its crisis management plan to safeguard the country from this viral disease, which affects cattle and water buffalo. This initiative has led to the formation of a cross-industry taskforce, including representatives from the Red Meat Advisory Council, National Farmers’ Federation, Australian Dairy Farmers, and Meat & Livestock Australia. The taskforce is diligently working on various strategies to prevent the introduction of LSD to Australia, enhance domestic containment, and develop diagnostic tools and vaccines in collaboration with state and federal governments. This proactive approach aims to ensure Australia's continued freedom from LSD and to minimize potential production losses and market disruptions, while maintaining the human food chain's safety and quality.

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Original content

Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) is a viral cattle and water buffalo disease that causes relatively low mortality but can result in animal welfare issues and significant production losses. If an incursion was to occur in Australia, access to significant international markets would be disrupted. Importantly, there are no safety implications for the human food chain from an outbreak of LSD. Australia is currently free from LSD and our priority is to keep it that way. At the same time, while the red meat industry has confidence in Australia’s strong biosecurity measures, our industry is not taking anything for granted. In response to the significant risk posed by the recent outbreak of LSD in Indonesia, the Red Meat Advisory Council activated the red meat and livestock industry’s crisis management process. This led to the formation of a high-level cross-industry taskforce to ensure coordination and collaboration across all affected industry sectors. The taskforce meets weekly and comprises ...

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