ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn tˈeɪbəlləndz hˈæzbiːn dᵻklˈɛɹd ɐn ˈoʊvaɪn dʒˈɑːnz dɪzˈiːz ˌoʊdʒˌeɪdˈiː ɛksklˈuːʒən ˈɛɹiə ˌiːˈeɪ, ˌʌndɚ ðə stˈɑːk dɪzˈiːzᵻz ˈækt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː.
The Northern Tablelands has been declared an Ovine Johne's disease (OJD) Exclusion Area (EA), under the Stock Diseases Act 1923.