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Heat and cold stress in Bos taurus cattle

Media statement: Final report published for the review of heat and cold stress in Bos taurus cattle

  • Statement
  • Animals
The department has completed its review of heat and cold stress in Bos taurus cattle from southern Australia during long-haul export by sea.
World Organisation for Animal Health

World animal health visit a first for Australia

  • Media release
  • Animals
World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, formerly OIE) Director General, Dr Monique Éloit is visiting Australia for the first time this week.
Working together

One Health Day: Working together to address environmental changes contributing to greater incidence of disease

  • Media release
  • Animals
On One Health Day 2022 Australia’s Three Chiefs are highlighting the importance of working together to address environmental changes contributing to…
Imported cats and dogs

Have your say on draft rabies risk review

  • Media release
  • Animals
Have your say on draft rabies risk review A draft report into a policy review of the rabies virus risk in imported cats and dogs has today been…
Dodgy pet food

Dodgy pet food sent to the doghouse

  • Media release
  • Animals
New procedures for imported animal-based pet food through the mail will see items destroyed if they don’t pass muster.
Photo of a cat and a dog - World rabies day

World Rabies Day 2022

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
World Rabies Day 2022 with the theme ‘Rabies: One Health, Zero Deaths’ is raising awareness of the global target to end human deaths from dog-…
Image of a green field with cattle standing and sitting underneath some trees

Strengthening the region’s animal health

  • News
  • Animals
A veterinary officer from the department’s Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer has been seconded to work with the Food and Agriculture…
X-ray image

World leading scientific research using 3D X-ray technology for the detection of illegal wildlife trafficking

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
The ‘Detecting illegal wildlife trafficking via real time tomography 3D x-ray imaging and automated algorithms’ paper by Pirotta et al.
Bull in Samoa, photo by Peter Thornber

Australian expertise to strengthen international animal health

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer (OCVO) has seconded four staff to work overseas – one at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in…
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Australia and the Pacific Community (SPC) sign agreement supporting animal health in the Pacific

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
The Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) and the Pacific Community (SPC) Land Resources Division (LRD) have signed…
Chief Vet

Australian Chief Vet to visit Indonesia for animal health cooperation talks

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
Australian Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Schipp is travelling to Indonesia to meet with senior government officials on a range of cooperation…

World Wildlife Day - Australia at the forefront of global pandemic prevention efforts with One Health wildlife surveillance initiative

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
As the world celebrates World Wildlife Day, Australia’s Chief Veterinary and Environmental Biosecurity officers, celebrate the implementation of…

Japanese encephalitis detected in Eastern Australia

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has been detected in piggeries in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

Australian Biosecurity continuing to protect cattle and buffalo from lumpy skin disease

  • Media release
  • Diseases
Australia’s strong biosecurity system is continuing to protect against lumpy skin disease, which affects cattle and water buffalo and which could…