Mayo MP Rebekha Sharkie is calling for a temporary ban on travel from Bali and elsewhere in Indonesia to protect Australia's cattle and dairy farmers from the growing risk of a foot and mouth outbreak.

Ms Sharkie says while she supports the Government's response measures, which include a cattle vaccination program in Indonesia and sanitation foot mats to disinfect shoes at Australian airports, the risk to farmers has now become too large to continue unfettered travel.

"The electorate of Mayo is one of the food bowls of Australia, and our cattle and dairy farmers are key exporters to international markets," Ms Sharkie says.

"Following the detection of viral fragments of foot and mouth disease at Adelaide Airport in recent days, the risk of this outbreak spreading to regional Australia is just too great."

"We need to protect our vital livestock industries from this $80 billion threat."

"I support the temporary closure of Australia's border with Indonesia until the outbreak has been brought under control, and the risks have been mitigated."

Ms Sharkie welcomes reports from Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency that it is hopeful of eradicating foot and mouth disease in Bali before the end of July.

If successful, Ms Sharkie would consider supporting the re-opening of travel lanes between Australia and Bali with additional biosecurity measures and in place, including increased fines for passengers attempting to bring undeclared goods into Australia.

Foot and mouth disease is highly infectious and affects cloven hoofed animals such as pigs, sheep, goats and cattle.

The Federal Government estimates an outbreak in Australia would cost the agricultural sector up to $80 billion dollars over 10 years.