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Publication of the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock version 3.3

  • Statement
  • Live animal exports
ASEL 3.3 introduces changes to maintain or improve animal health and welfare outcomes, update definitions and improve clarity and usability of the…
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Cooperation, coordination vital for One Health approach

  • Media release
  • Diseases
Prevention of future pandemics and major health events requires cooperation across health sectors and disciplines via a One Health approach.
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Correcting the record on mRNA vaccines

  • Statement
  • Department
The department has received several enquiries recently about the potential use of mRNA vaccines in livestock.
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Getting rabies on the run in the Asia-Pacific

  • Media release
  • Diseases
Australia has donated 400,000 dog rabies vaccines to Indonesia to combat the spread of the disease.
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An easier way to find out about pest and disease incursions

  • Newsletter
  • Diseases
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Getting ready to respond

  • Newsletter
  • Foot-and-mouth disease
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Pest profile: High pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) update

  • Newsletter
  • Animals
Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral disease of birds and can affect most wild and domesticated bird species.
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Supporting our near northern neighbours to achieve rabies “Zero by 30”

  • Newsletter
  • Animals
Preventing and controlling emergency animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease, lumpy skin disease, and dog-mediated rabies requires…
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Chief Veterinary Office in Northern Australia up and running

  • Newsletter
  • Animals
The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer (OCVO) – Northern Australia is well and truly up and running, led by Australian Deputy Chief Veterinary…
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World famous shuttle stallions arrive for Australian breeding season

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
Shuttle stallions are highly valuable, male thoroughbred and standardbred horses who are ‘shuttled’ between the Northern and Southern hemisphere to…
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World Zoonoses Day: Australia in global effort to eliminate rabies

  • Media release
  • Diseases
Today is World Zoonoses Day, and Australia is focused on the global fight against rabies, through regional support for Indonesia, Papua New Guinea,…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry statement on allegations of non-compliance with the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System in Oman

  • Statement
  • Live animal exports
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry received initial allegations from Animals Australia on the evening of Sunday 28 May 2023 of non…
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Fighting the exotic mosquito menace

  • Biosecurity
Sydney’s warm and wet weather over the past year has kept Australia’s frontline biosecurity officers busy in the fight against mosquito-borne…
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Boosting technical expertise to combat FMD and LSD in Indonesia

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
The Australian Government has kicked off a new $1.4 million capacity enhancing project in Indonesia, providing Australian expertise in-country, to…