CHRISTMAS SALE BIOSECURITY PLAN

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27th Nov 2007

Newmarket, 7 December 2007 - entires close at 5pm on Friday 30 November

PRE SALE CONDITIONS

Prior to the sale, vendors must engage a veterinary to take blood and nasal swab from each horse entered and have it sent to the DPI for testing. No horse currently positive to the virus will be permitted to attend the sale. Vet certificate required by 12 noon Thursday 6 December.

All horses must have either been in contact with the EI virus (blood test to confirm antibodies) or be fully vaccinated.

Vendors must supply Inglis with address of the property the horse will be travelling from and the transport company being used. Inglis are to give NSW DPI this information by 3pm on Tuesday 4 December.

No horses will be permitted to attend the sale should the property they are currently stabled on be of the following status:
- Infected property (currently)
- Dangerous contact property
- Suspect property
All horses attending the sale should be quarantined on their home property or stable for a period of between three and five days prior to attending the sale.
Newmarket will be kept free of horses for a minimum of 5 days prior to the date of the sale.
Interstate horses can enter the sale provided they have a certificate to say they have been vaccinated or have immunity and comply with the above conditions.

SALE BIOSECURITY PLAN

Inglis to ensure the following guidelines are followed:

No susceptible horses nearby.
No horses on sale ground for 5 days prior to auction.
Truck decontamination area set aside.
Decontamination foot baths to be placed at every entry and exit point of the sale complex.
Hand washing stations with clear notices to be positioned at the end of each stable row.
Once sale has been conducted all areas to be thoroughly decontaminated.

MOVEMENT CONDITIONS

Horses travelling from within the purple zone will not require a permit to travel to the sale.

Horses from outside the purple zone will require a permit and vendors should apply by no later than Tuesday 4 December through the DPI.

Once horses are sold they may be transported without permit back to any location within the purple zone. If a purchaser or vendor wishes to transport a horse to a location outside the purple zone then the following protocols apply:

A permit for travel outside the purple zone must be applied for through the DPI - who will have a staff member at the sale to assist clients.

All horses travelling outside the purple zone are required to remain at the William Inglis complex for a period of fourteen days from their arrival at the complex. Once transported to their destination they should be kept in quarantine isolation for a further seven days.