# Nail in the coffin for tick control say border breeders | The Land | NSW

> A closure of a livestock tick-treatment facility at Kirra, on the Queensland-NSW border, was reported as a COVID-related border measure. Local graziers worry that weakened cattle tick controls could allow Queensland cattle tick to spread into NSW.

- Date: 2021-07-28 · published 2021-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46010-nail-in-the-coffin-for-tick-control-say-border-breeders-the-land-nsw
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Cattle tick is a local animal health issue with little effect on global feed or livestock prices. Any spread would affect regional herd health rather than commodity supply.

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| FCATTLE | 2016-12-09 | [Next steps to the new approach to JD in cattle \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73412-next-steps-to-the-new-approach-to-jd-in-cattle-the-land-nsw.md) | +0.9% | +2.1% |
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## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/7359178/border-graziers-rue-loss-of-tick-control/

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