Tasmanian horse NEGATIVE to EI

Find following a memo from ARB secretary Andrew Harding:

The TTRC has just received a call from the CVO Rod Andrewartha who advised that the test results from Geelong are negative.

Rod advised that two independent tests were conducted at the Mt Pleasant laboratory in Tasmania and both were positive to EI, but the two independent test conducted at Geelong were both negative .

The horse in question is being tested again to seek absolute confirmation.

The standstill on the movement of horses within Tasmania for the moment remains in place. The TTRC expects the DPIW to show its hand on this very shortly.

The TTRC is currently working with the DPIW on the possibility of progressing with the meetings on the weekend.

Source: ARB 12/10/07