The spread of foot and mouth to Britain stands as a salutary lesson to those inside and outside the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) who have been pressing for a relaxation of our strict quarantine regime. It raises serious questions about the AQIS decision to allow uncooked Danish pork into Australia, some of which spilt into the Clarence River system in NSW last year, when a transport van overturned. Pat Byrne reports.”On the farm I examined an old Friesian cow, she looked a…
