Thursday, December 03, 2015

Australia: TBQA Slams Push for Mandatory Hendra Vaccine

Breednet.oom.au - Full Article

Breednet - Media Release - Thursday, 3 December 2015
The controversial issue of making Hendra Virus vaccination mandatory in the racing industry is once again the spotlight.

Thoroughbred Breeders Queensland President, Basil Nolan has slammed a symposium convened by Racing Queensland yesterday to discuss the topic.

Mr Nolan said of the fifty or so people who were invited to the meeting, most were vets, who are obviously in favour of compulsory vaccination, whereas there were a limited number of opponents.

Therefore, from the outset the vast majority of those in attendance were going to be in favour of compulsory vaccinations for racehorses, while those opposed had so few representatives they couldn't be given a fair hearing...

Read more here:
http://www.breednet.com.au/news/117951/TBQA-Slams-Push-for-Mandatory-Hendra-Vaccine

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