Public Health and Biosecurity

Question 1

What is the causative agent of Footrot?

Answer 1

Dichleobacter nedosus

Question 2

What is the causative agent for ovine interdigital disease (OID)?

Answer 2

Fusobacterium necrophorum

Question 3

Steps of an emergency disease outbreak investigation:

Answer 3

Confirm
Diagnose
Magnitude
Characterise
Develop Hypothesis
Evaluate Hypothesis
Data Collection/ Analysis
Control/ Prevent
Report

Question 4

What percentage of a disease outbreak from each category is government-funded?
Catagree 1:
Categree 2:
Catergree 3:
Categree 4:

Answer 4

1. 100%
2. 80%
3. 50%
4. 20%
   The industry covers the remaining costs.