NEW ZEALAND - An on-farm exercise run by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) shows that New Zealand is well prepared to manage the biosecurity aspects of a foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak, the ministry has said.MPI Acting Director Investigations, Diagnostic Centres and Response (IDC&R) John Sanson says the 1-day exercise at a dairy farm in Te Rapa in the Waikato is part of a suite of work underway to make sure the country is well prepared to deal with the disease.The scenario began with an incident controller arriving at the farm and taking over from a surveillance veterinarian on site. About 30 people (including observers) took part in the exercise. No animals were involved in the exercise.

　　据新西兰外交部称，新西兰基础产业部门举办的农业实操演习证明了，新西兰已经在管理口蹄疫(FMD)疫情的生物安全性方面做好充沛准备。基础产业部门(MPI)调查、诊断及应急中央代理司长John Sanson说：“怀卡托地区特帕(Te Rapa)的一家奶牛场展开了为期一天的实操演习，这是为了保证国家做好对付口蹄疫准备的一部分措施。”该演习剧本从一个灾场主管到达农场开始，紧继而农场被现场监督兽医接管。大约30人(包括观众)参加了此次演习。其中不涉及任何牲畜。