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Title:
Potential socio-economic impacts of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Australia
Series:
Research reports
Series Issue:
13.11
Publication Date:
11/10/2013
Description:
Australia is free of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), a highly contagious disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals including cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, deer and camels. International experience shows an outbreak of FMD results in trade bans on livestock products to export destinations due to the risk of transmission of the disease to livestock. For large exporters, this results in product being diverted to the domestic markets, as the meat is safe for human consumption, reducing product prices. This report shows an outbreak of FMD in Australia is expected to generate very large adverse economic impacts to both producers and other industries inside and beyond the outbreak area; with financial losses and eradication activities also having social impacts. The revenue losses to producers are larger than previously estimated by the Productivity Commission (2002). The higher figures in this study are a result of additional expected market access requirements from trading partners which in turn results in a longer expected time out of the market and a greater loss of market share. Findings suggest that these economic and social impacts can be reduced by the choice of eradication strategy - with results indicating that vaccination could play a beneficial role where spread is rapid in high density production areas. Impacts can also be reduced by resuming market access quickly where feasible, improving response preparedness (though surveillance, eradication arrangements and livestock tracing) and the use of communication and support before and during an outbreak.
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ABARES : Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences : Department of Agriculture
Author:
BUETRE Benjamin

WICKS Santhi

KRUGER Heleen

MILLIST Niki

YAINSHET Alasebu

GARNER Graeme Dr

DUNCAN Alixaandrea

ABDALLA Ali

TRESTRAIL Charlene

HATT Marco

THOMPSON Lyndal-Joy

SYMES Michael
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Other constraints: All material in this publication is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence, save for content supplied by third parties, logos and the Commonwealth Coat of Arms

Other constraints: This publication (and any material sourced from it) should be attributed as: Buetre, B, Wicks, S, Kruger, H, Millist, N, Yainshet, A, Garner, G, Duncan, A, Abdalla, A, Trestrail, C, Hatt, M, Thompson, LJ & Symes, M 2013, Potential socio-economic impacts of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Australia, ABARES research report, Canberra, September. CC BY 3.0
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ISBN 978-1-74323-148-7

ISSN 1447-8358
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