An historical review of animal movement, exotic disease and quarantine in New Zealand and Australia

Authors: Pierce AE
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 23, Issue 7, pp 125-136, Jul 1975
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Camelid, General, Lamoid, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Biosecurity, Notifiable organisms/exotic disease, Import/export/trade, Disease control/eradication, History, Veterinary profession
Article class: Review Article

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Abstract: Most of the diseases that still afflict those animals of economic importance with which we are most concerned are as exotic as the animals themselves. The entry of both animals and their diseases into New Zelaland and Australia were concomitant. Thus, in an historical review one might begin with the arrival in New Zealand of the exotic subspecies Homo sapiens europaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) on December 19, 1642, when Abel Tasman arrived at Murderer`s Bay (Tasman, 1642) now named Golden Bay. Although four of his ship`s company were killed by the Maoris, no landing was made and, therefore, we can also be fairly certain that no animals came ashore. Thus, the story more properly starts with the first voyage of discovery by Captain Colok between 1768 and 1771. His impressions of both New Zealand and Australia wera prophetic…

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