Australia is offering assistance to Indonesia where more than a-thousand cases of foot and mouth disease have been detected in livestock.

The condition affects cloven-hoofed animals and can kill young, cause production losses and result in trade restrictions.

Rural Editor Sophie Clarke caught up with Cattle Council of Australia President Markus Rathsmann to hear more about the outbreak.

Australia is offering assistance to Indonesia where more than a-thousand cases of foot and mouth disease have been detected in livestock.
The condition affects cloven-hoofed animals and can kill young, cause production losses and result in trade restrictions.
Rural Editor Sophie Clarke caught up with Cattle Council of Australia President Markus Rathsmann to hear more about the outbreak.

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