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Anthrax outbreak: 37 cattle killed
By Haley Sheridan March 19, 2013, 1:57 p.m.
AN outbreak of anthrax, the state's first in four years, has killed dozens of cattle on two properties near Moree.
The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has confirmed the presence of the deadly disease after testing was completed at its Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute.
The DPI said "around 40 head of cattle have died as a result of the disease" however a DPI email obtained by Fairfax Regional Media puts the number of deaths at 37.
The email said 19 cattle were reported to have been affected on one property, three per cent of the total herd, and 18 on the other, also three per cent of the total.
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By Haley Sheridan March 19, 2013, 1:57 p.m.
AN outbreak of anthrax, the state's first in four years, has killed dozens of cattle on two properties near Moree.
The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has confirmed the presence of the deadly disease after testing was completed at its Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute.
The DPI said "around 40 head of cattle have died as a result of the disease" however a DPI email obtained by Fairfax Regional Media puts the number of deaths at 37.
The email said 19 cattle were reported to have been affected on one property, three per cent of the total herd, and 18 on the other, also three per cent of the total.
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