Eye cancers – blink and you’ll miss them

Eye cancers in cattle are invasive and can spread rapidly, leading to significant economic losses if the animal is condemned. Figures from NSW indicate that 33 per cent of total condemnations in mature cattle are due to cancer eye, while 58 per cent of all cancers that result in condemnation of mature cattle slaughtered in NSW involve the eye. (Australian Quarantine Inspection Service, NSW, 2010–2014).

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