00:02They say it's where the city meets the country and today the city showed up.
00:07It's very special, it's like Christmas for us.
00:09I like the rides and the food, it's really yummy.
00:15The public getting a glimpse at prized cattle.
00:19This is Fernbau Vegemite, so he's a limo bull. He is 21 months, 924 kilos.
00:24And even the occasional show dog.
00:26This is a miniature schnauzer, aged somewhere between 18 months and 3 years.
00:33The RNA says attendance is up for the 150th show.
00:37This is a way in which we can understand where our agriculture comes from, where our food comes from.
00:42Organisers are pushing on despite concerns about a bird flu outbreak that's gripping the nation.
00:48Bird and poultry shows at the Royal Adelaide show have been cancelled over concerns of that state's high caseload.
00:55But the RNA says any bird that's entered here must be disease free and is regularly checked.
01:02While H5 bird flu is yet to be detected in Australian poultry, the rapid spread of the virus has farmers
01:09in all states on alert.
01:11As of Saturday afternoon there are 215 confirmed detections of H5 bird flu across Australia.
01:1810 in Western Australia, 147 in South Australia, 4 in New South Wales, 1 in Queensland and 53 in Victoria.
01:29The New South Wales government has confirmed its first cases of H5 bird flu in Australian native birds,
01:35while Melbourne Royal Show organisers are assessing the potential risks as the crisis unfolds in Victoria.
01:44The New South Wales government has confirmed its turn,
01:46You
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