Cattle tick outbreak raises questions over Queensland’s biosecurity
For many Australians, cattle ticks sound like little more than a nuisance for cows. But they sit at…
NSW seeks federal support for world-first mRNA foot and mouth disease vaccine
Scientists are preparing to submit a potential breakthrough vaccine preventing foot and mouth disease (FMD) in livestock for…
FMD would devastate Australia’s beef industry if it got in. Here’s how the new vaccine might help
Image: Eric Buermeyer/Shutterstock   IT sounds innocuous. But foot-and-mouth disease is one of the world’s most economically…