# WA set to relax border controls after new Johne's Disease detections - Beef Central

> Western Australia is moving to relax Bovine Johne's Disease controls after confirming the cattle strain in a South West herd. The herd may have been infected for at least eight years, and as many as 480 herds could be affected.

- Date: 2021-09-15 · published 2021-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45008-wa-set-to-relax-border-controls-after-new-johne-s-disease-detections-beef
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Looser WA movement controls reduce cattle transport costs and barriers within Australia, with little direct effect on global feed or commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2017-02-22 | [Western Australia introduces new border controls for managing bovine Johne's disease in cattle - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72436-western-australia-introduces-new-border-controls-for-managing-bovine-johne-s.md) | +5.2% | +4.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-09-22 | [Mexico steps up controls after new screwworm case near US border \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22810-mexico-steps-up-controls-after-new-screwworm-case-near-us-border-ap-news.md) | -0.8% | +0.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-10-29 | [Guatemala introduces control measures after detection of New World Screwworm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27815-guatemala-introduces-control-measures-after-detection-of-new-world-screwworm.md) | -1.4% | -1.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-08-17 | [SE Asia Report: FMD continues to spread in Indo - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39976-se-asia-report-fmd-continues-to-spread-in-indo-beef-central.md) | +1.0% | +0.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-02-25 | [Australian biosecurity working to protect cattle from lumpy skin disease - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42656-australian-biosecurity-working-to-protect-cattle-from-lumpy-skin-disease-beef.md) | -0.5% | -1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-02-22 | [Western Australia introduces new border controls for managing bovine Johne's disease in cattle - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72436-western-australia-introduces-new-border-controls-for-managing-bovine-johne-s.md) | +0.4% | +6.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-09-22 | [Mexico steps up controls after new screwworm case near US border \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22810-mexico-steps-up-controls-after-new-screwworm-case-near-us-border-ap-news.md) | -0.6% | +3.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-10-29 | [Guatemala introduces control measures after detection of New World Screwworm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27815-guatemala-introduces-control-measures-after-detection-of-new-world-screwworm.md) | -1.5% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/production/wa-set-to-relax-border-controls-after-new-johnes-disease-detections/

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