Australian experts advise on cattle tick-fever outbreak
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A team of Australian experts is in New Caledonia to assist the government control an outbreak of tick fever, brought into the country last week in imported Australian cattle. The delegation includes Australia's chief veterinarian, an advisor from the Queensland Tick Institute, and an official from the Australian Agriculture Ministry. New Caledonia's government is meeting today on how to stop the disease spreading across the territory.
Presenter: Sandrine
Speakers: New Caledonian cattle farmer Roger Gaillot; Jean-Michel Favier, head of the live-farming department at New Caledonia's Agricultural Chamber; Cyrus Nercy, head of New Caledonia's Veterinary, Food, and Phytosanitary Inspection Service
