Equine influenza crisis dragged racing to its knees

John Ellicott
Updated August 30 2017 - 7:15am, first published August 29 2017 - 3:30pm
Vet Dr Jonathon Lumsden vaccinates racehorse Hurrah at Rosehill in the middle of the EI crisis in NSW.
Vet Dr Jonathon Lumsden vaccinates racehorse Hurrah at Rosehill in the middle of the EI crisis in NSW.

It devastated the NSW racing and breeding industries for eight months, infected 47,000 horses on nearly 6000 properties and left authorities struggling to deal with the outbreak.

John Ellicott

John Ellicott

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