Ballina racehorses cleared of Hendra virus
August 7, 2008
Test results from horses stabled adjacent the Ballina racecourse have cleared the horses of Hendra virus infection.
Samples taken from 15 horses have today returned negative results for Hendra virus from a range of tests.
“All quarantine restrictions at the affected stable have now been lifted,” NSW acting chief veterinary officer, Ian Roth, said.
“The potential human and animal health implications of this disease are so serious that we could not afford to take any risks in relaxing quarantine and biosecurity measures until we received this result.”
Ballina Racecourse stable in quarantine over Hendra virus infection
August 5, 2008
The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has quarantined a stable adjacent to Ballina Racecourse as a precautionary measure only, after one horse showed signs similar to Hendra virus infection.
“Samples were collected from an ill horse at the stable – and one sample only has shown weak signs of the Hendra virus,” NSW acting chief veterinary officer, Ian Roth, said.
Fun day promised at uni’s race day
May 1, 2008
What do you get when you mix a big group of uni students and a race meeting?
Plenty of fun, according to Southern Cross University, which has invited Northern Rivers residents to join its students and staff for ‘a fabulous day of fun’ at the 2008 SCU Race Day, this Saturday, May 3, at the Lismore Turf Club.
General admission is $6 at the gate and gates open at noon, with the first race starting at approximately 1pm.
Maree Walford, a second year Business in Tourism Management student, is this year’s ‘face of SCU Race Day’.
