Is it feasible to eradicate BJD with current tools?
The national program and control programs in southern Australia clearly state that they are not trying to eradicate BJD. Instead they aim to manage it in endemic areas and reduce spread to unaffected areas. However there are cases where BJD has been successfully eradicated from individual infected herds and this is an appropriate path to take in those areas and livestock industry sectors (such as alpaca and beef cattle) that have a BJD free or low-risk status. Since 2004, the Financial and Non-Financial Assistance Program, funded from the Cattle Transaction Levy, has assisted many beef producers to undertake eradication programs on their own properties so as to improve their herd status for trade or other purposes.
