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Background: What is lumpy skin disease and how is it spread?
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a serious viral disease of cattle and buffalo spread by biting insects including stable flies, mosquitoes, ticks and possibly midges. LSD virus tends to spread over long distances by movement of infected…
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14 March 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Importers, exporters and brokers of Phalaenopsis nursery stock sourced from approved sources under the high health arrangement between Australia and Taiwan.
What has changed?
The department has reviewed the bacterial plant pathogen Dickeya spp. on…
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14 March 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be…
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14 March 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned outage.
Information
To support system maintenance, the Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS) will be unavailable from 23:00…
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Also known as pen-side tests, point-of-care (POC) tests are usually carried out in the field, or away from a central laboratory. This type of testing is useful for the early detection of pests and diseases by producing quick preliminary diagnostic results in a simple user-friendly way. An example…
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Cattle exported to Israel in November 2022
May 2023
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Report 228: Independent Observer summary report on MV Bahijah in November 2022 (PDF 397 KB)
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Voyage summary
Livestock: 5,602 cattle.
Vessel:…
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Cattle and sheep exported to the Middle East in October 2022
May 2023
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Report 225: Independent Observer summary report on MV Al Messilah in October 2022 (PDF 614 KB)
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Voyage summary
Livestock: 404…
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A coconut might be a great souvenir from a Pacific cruise holiday however one traveller’s undeclared keepsake recently cost them $3,300 for breaching Australia’s biosecurity laws.
Cruise ship travellers are reminded to check their bags before attempting to enter Australia and to declare all food,…
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Date of issue: 9 March 2023
Date of effect: 10 March 2023
Reference number: MAA2023-11
Attention
Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia – Infant Nutrition Council, Dairy Export Industry Consultative Committee, Australian Food and Grocery Council
Dairy Export establishments…
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Date of issue: 9 March 2023
Date of effect: 9 March 2023
Reference Number: MAA2023-10
Attention
Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia – Infant Nutrition Council, Dairy Export Industry Consultative Committee, Australian Food and Grocery Council
Dairy Export…
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