All flocks with virulent footrot or the rare 'hot' U5 strains are placed under quarantine and sheep movements from these properties are restricted until eradication has been achieved. There are no quarantine restrictions for properties that have animals infected only with benign footrot, other than the 'hot' U5 strains. However, no animals with moisture or reddening between the toes should be sent to a saleyard. If these signs are found in saleyard sheep, they will be withdrawn from sale on the basis tha tthey are suspected of having virulent footrot. The owner must decide whether to return them home or send them to slaughter.
All stock imported from other States have to be certified free of virulent footrot.
They are inspected at entry checkpoints into Western Australia and placed under a surveillance quarantine until they have been through a spring and show no sign of the disease. It is the responsibility of the owner that no sheep be allowed to stray. Any sheep straying on or off the property must be reported to a stock inspector immediately. Disease reduction Farmers may choose to closely examine all feet of sheep and goats on the property in spring or early summer during the main spread period. Thorough paring of excess horn on the feet may be carried out to expose all cracks and pockets of infection.