Bovine Johne's disease case in WA sparks potential deregulation

By Brooke Littlewood
September 24 2021 - 2:00pm
A total of 12 cases of C-strain of the disease, had been detected in WA cattle between 1952 and 2019. Until now the most recent detection occurred in 2012. File photo.
A total of 12 cases of C-strain of the disease, had been detected in WA cattle between 1952 and 2019. Until now the most recent detection occurred in 2012. File photo.

WESTERN Australia's cattle industry could be on the brink of deregulating management of Bovine Johne's disease (JD) C-strain, after an infection was confirmed on a cattle property in southern Western Australian.

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