# WA opts for a regulated approach to JD | Countryman

> Western Australia's cattle industry has largely backed a state-wide regulated approach to managing bovine Johne's disease (C-strain), with 90 per cent of submissions favouring regulation. Most submissions also wanted enhanced import conditions to keep the WA herd free of the strain.

- Date: 2021-01-06 · published 2021-01-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49080-wa-opts-for-a-regulated-approach-to-jd-countryman
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter import and disease controls affect cattle movement and herd management costs in Australia, but the direct effect on feed or commodity prices is minor.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| LCATTLE | 2022-08-04 | [Foot-and-mouth disease Australia: what is FMD and what happens if it enters the country? \| Agriculture \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39974-foot-and-mouth-disease-australia-what-is-fmd-and-what-happens-if-it-enters-the.md) | +0.8% | +3.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-06 | [Opportunity in the crisis: FMD-outbreak spotlights need to safeguard SA beef industry \| ProAgri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55551-opportunity-in-the-crisis-fmd-outbreak-spotlights-need-to-safeguard-sa-beef.md) | +0.5% | +5.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-07-31 | [New World Screw Worm returns to Central America \| Amandala Newspaper](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29216-new-world-screw-worm-returns-to-central-america-amandala-newspaper.md) | -1.7% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- countryman.com.au: https://www.countryman.com.au/countryman/livestock/wa-opts-for-a-regulated-approach-to-jd-ng-b881762846z

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