Amid fear a breed of sheep could be culled to extinction in the 2001 foot and mouth outbreak, a group of farmers set up a sheep gene bank which is coming to fruition a decade on, as Tom Clarke writes.

Ram breeders have until mid-January to volunteer sheep to be part of the program, and while it is counterintuitive to put rams at risk to footrot, it’s exactly what is needed to further the industry ...

Vaccination to reduce foot-rot in sheep is just one part of a national five-point plan designed to lessen overall disease pressure from infectious lameness, by improving flock resilience to the ...

Sheep farmers need to focus on all parts of the FAI Farms Five-Point Lameness Plan if the target to reduce the national incidence to 2% or less by 2021 is to be hit. Latest research surveying 532 UK ...

Victoria's chief veterinary officer says the Australian sheep industry is no better equipped to respond to a "crippling" outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) than the United Kingdom was 15 years ...

Victorian sheep farmers say they feel "scared" and "on edge" as concerns grow over an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease arriving in Australia. Victorian sheep farmers are warning of "catastrophic" ...

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