Australian government and horse industry representatives have authorized the use of Merial?s vaccine ProteqFlu as part of the emergency response plan to contain and eradicate equine influenza. The vaccine will only be used in buffer zones create
Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald has reminded horse owners across New South Wales (NSW) to about the new equine influenza (EI) color zones, which came into effect Sept. 21. The zones are intended to delineate what equine movement is
A four-color zoning system has been introduced in New South Wales (NSW) as the next stage of the government’s equine influenza protection plan, according to Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald.
Macdonald said the new zoning plan would
Australia is to import 50,000 doses of vaccine to help efforts to contain and eradicate an outbreak of equine influenza (EI).
The vaccine is sufficient to protect 25,000 horses from the highly contagious illness which has heavily affected
Reeling already from having eight of their best stallions stranded in quarantine at New South Wales’ government controlled Eastern Creek facility, Coolmore Australia has decided to send three of its star stallions home to Ashford Stud.
The
As of Sept. 17 in New South Wales, there were 1,183 infected properties (equine influenza), 362 dangerous contact properties, and 273 suspect properties. In Queensland there were 25 new infected properties reported for a total of 167.
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With containment having failed, the Australian government announced Sept. 17 that vaccinations will be made available to help stem the spread of the equine influenza (EI) outbreak.
Primary Industries minister Ian MacDonald said 10,000 shots
Equine influenza has been contained to the equine movement-restricted areas of New South Wales and Queensland.
Australian Thoroughbred Crop At Risk; Meeting For American Breeders Sept. 14
Kimberly S. Brown
September 12, 2007
Audio | American Thoroughbred breeders interested in supplying bred mares for the 2008 Australian spring sales should attend a meeting by William Inglis and Son, Influenza Outbreak: Men Caught Transporting Horses
Ric Chapman
September 11, 2007
Six men in Queensland and one in New South Wales have been caught transporting horses during the equine influenza lockdown, the latest crushing blow for an industry in turmoil in Australia. The Queenslanders tried doing it in the dead of Equine Influenza: Caring for Affected Horses
Edited Press Release
September 11, 2007
New South Wales (NSW) chief veterinary officer Bruce Christie, BVSc, said in a Sept. 11 statement released by the NSW Department of Primary Industries that it is important to match treatment for equine influenza (EI) with the severity of the Equine Influenza: Australian Racehorse Dead
Erin Ryder
September 10, 2007
A 6-year-old racehorse named Tip of the Iceberg was euthanatized Sunday after going into respiratory failure as a result of equine influenza, the Australian Vet: Horse Standstill is Working to Contain Influenza
Press Release
September 10, 2007
The ongoing horse standstill in New South Wales (NSW) is working and has dramatically slowed the spread of equine influenza (EI) according to the NSW chief veterinary officer, Bruce Christie. “EI is confirmed on 401 properties but most are Equine Influenza Spreads to Thoroughbreds at Darley Australia
Ric Chapman
September 10, 2007
If everything you have read about the equine influenza problem in Australia has seemed bad news…then it just got worse. Three high-priced yearlings residing at Darley, in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, have been confirmed to have Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.comWeekly PollPartners in Equine Health
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