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This site is useful to all owners of cattle or those who work in the cattle
industry such as agents, transporters, exporters, inspectors, vets.
For the livestock owners, this site helps you investigate sick cattle within your herd.
Your description of the cattle is used to identify potential diseases, especailly important
ones that a new or not presently found in Australia.
BOSSS will: ask you questions about the sick cattle, recommend investigations you can
undertake, suggest people who can help you, list potential diseases and provide
information on these diseases and their controls.
Your data is confidential and can only be viewed by you, but will contribute to
district averages that all participants can access. Information that you provide
helps monitor the Australian cattle herd for disease and provides vital
information to helps maintaining market access and support for international trade.
This site is part of a remote area surveillance system for the Australian livestock industries,
developed as a project of the Australian Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre.
More information about the system
Want to join? Click here if you would like to register to become part of the system
IMPORTANT:
Remember LOOK, CHECK, ASK A VET - while this BOSSS website is
a major step forward for reporting and collecting data on animal
diseases, Livestock owners are reminded not to rely on this website only
if you detect a sick animal. You should alwas contact your local vet or
call the DISEASE WATCH hot line on 1800 675 888. |
This site contains:
[User's Manual] - [Surveillance Database] - [Downloadable Resources] - [Project Coordination] - [Image Library] - [Links]
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