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ABC Rural News: Pest app to help protect WA waterways

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-15/pest-app/4689390
West Australians are being asked to use their smartphones to report pests and diseases in waterways. Victoria Aitken from the Department of Fisheries says the WA PestWatch app allows people to identify a potential threat, take a photo of it and report it instantly. (Wednesday, 17/05/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Bluetongue-free zone expanded in the Northern Territory

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-03/nrn-bluetongue-virus/4667316
The bluetongue-free zone in the Northern Territory has been significantly expanded, allowing more cattle producers to access various export markets. (Friday, 03/05/2013)

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ABC News: Kimberley pastoralist wants action on disease

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-16/kimberley-pastoralist-wants-action-on-disease/4633286
A Kimberley pastoralist is planning legal action against the Department of Agriculture and Food, saying it is treating a contagious cattle disease with a lack of urgency. (Wednesday, 17/04/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Kimberley pastoralists head to Broome for BJD meeting

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201303/s3720607.htm
The Western Australian Department of Agriculture will today meet Kimberley beef producers to discuss the management of bovine Johne's disease (BJD) in the state's north. (Thursday, 21/03/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Hendra vaccine still working after six months

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201303/s3717792.htm
Researchers have confirmed that the Hendra virus vaccine gives horses six months' protection from the fatal bat-borne illness. A group of horses vaccinated at the CSIRO's Geelong Animal Health Laboratory have remained healthy despite being exposed, in a secure setting, to a big dose of Hendra. (Monday, 18/03/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Positive BJD result rattles WA beef producers

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201303/s3715668.htm
With a Kimberley bull testing positive for Bovine Johne's disease (BJD), the focus now turns to how far the disease has spread through Western Australia. WA will retain its BJD-free status for the time being, but it hinges on the outcome of further testing and is not guaranteed. (Thursday, 14/03/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Kimberley bull tests positive to BJD

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201303/s3714480.htm
A bull in Western Australia's Kimberley has tested positive to the muscle wasting disease, bovine Johne's. WA's BJD free status is now in jeopardy and hinges on the results of further tests. (Wednesday, 13/03/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Criticism levelled at BJD review

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201302/s3697439.htm
Cattle industry members are questioning the independence of a review into the government's reaction to the outbreak of bovine Johne's disease in Queensland. (Monday, 25/02/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Cattle stations in the Northern Territory linked to BJD outbreak

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201212/s3656026.htm
Four cattle stations in the Northern Territory have had movement restrictions placed on them, because of links to a Brahman stud in Queensland which tested positive to bovine Johne's disease last month. The NT Department of Primary Industry has identified 103 bulls, which have been moved to the Territory from the infected area in Queensland (during 2005 to 2012). (Monday, 17/12/2012)

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ABC Rural News: Cattle Council defends plan to kill WA bulls linked to Queensland BJD outbreak

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201212/s3654522.htm
The Cattle Council says a proposal to cull hundreds of bulls in Western Australia, linked to a wasting disease outbreak, has been made to protect markets and reputation. (Friday, 14/12/2012)

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