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2. Thoroughbred Breeders Australia Press Release 17th Of May 2001

I am very relieved that the ban on horses entering Australia has been conditionally lifted so that the importation of outstanding overseas bloodstock can recommence and Australia can continue to be one of the world's great producers of quality racehorses. Australia is most fortunate that it has the best quarantine system in the world and that it has first class veterinary officers. Thoroughbred Breeders Australia sought and received scientific and veterinary advice through out the crisis in Europe and had totally satisfied itself that there was no evidence that the foot and mouth disease could be introduced into Australia from horses coming into Australia with the existing quarantine procedures in place. If the TBA had even the slightest misgivings, it would have supported the bans although these would have brought economic disaster to the industry in the short and medium term. However all advice was that there was no risk.

The TBA fully understood that it was necessary for the government and for other primary industry associations to be equally confident that the importation of horses under the strict Australian regulations would not be the cause of any introduction of FMD into Australia. We very much welcome the conditional lifting of these bans.

It has been stated that the conditions still may lead to some UK racehorses not coming to the Melbourne Spring Carnival, and the TBA strongly supports the Australian Racing Board in their negotiations to have this situation resolved speedily.

Richard Turnley

President

Thoroughbred Breeders Australia

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