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Emergency Animal Disease Bulletin - No 113

​​​​​​Corissa Miller & Richard Niall, Australian Department of Agriculture​ and Water Resouces, ​2015 The cost of classical swine fever Classical swine fever (CSF), also known as hog cholera, is a highly contagious viral disease of domestic and wild pigs. Due to its high economic burden…
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86-2022: Key dates and information for the 2022-23 Continued Biosecurity Competency period

25 May 2022 Who does this notice affect? Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s Class 19.1 non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) & Class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangements;…
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Fodder export charge

 When export charges applyExport charge applies to fodder produced in and exported from Australia.ExemptionsExport charge does not apply to fodder if the total quantity the person exports in a quarter is less than 250 tonnes.Records must be maintained to confirm that the exemption applies.Who…
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2025-16: TRACE is offline – business continuity arrangements

17 October 2025Species: All Countries: AllAttentionAll users of the Tracking Animal Certification for Export (TRACE) system.PurposeThis notice is to advise the live animal export industry that TRACE was taken offline on 16 October 2025.While a resolution is being implemented, business…
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Stakeholder comments on Draft policy review of the bluetongue virus risks associated with the importation of cattle, sheep, goat and deer semen and embryos from the European Union and cattle semen and embryos from Switzerland and Norway, May 2010

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry received three submissions from stakeholders on the draft policy review of the biosecurity risks for bluetongue virus (BTV) associated with the…
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EAN 2024-04: Upcoming Micor user account audit

27 February 2024Species: AllCountries: AllAttentionAll stakeholdersAll Micor account holdersPurposeTo inform stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is conducting a user account audit on Micor, Manual of Importing Country Requirements. Micor sets out the known…
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Check your fish tank for this tiny but mighty pest

Keep an eye out for exotic pests hiding in your aquarium.Marimo moss balls are a popular live algae often used to decorate aquariums and water features. While pretty, they could be hosts to zebra mussel.Zebra mussel is a prolific invasive pest that is exotic to Australia. If it becomes established…
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Minutes 70th DCCC Meeting

9.00 am to 1.00 pm Tuesday 31 March 2015 Central East Regional Office 1 Crewe Place Rosebery NSW Welcome and Apologies (Agenda Item 1) Present Department of Agriculture Raelene Vivian Wayne…
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Fruit Growers Tasmania

​Fruit Growers Tasmania Submission 262 Argyle Street Hobart Tasmania 7000 Tel: 03 62 311944 Fax: 03 62 311 929 Email: office@fruitgrowerstas.com.au www.fruitgrowerstas.com.au Draft report for the non-regulated analysis of existing policy for apples from New Zealand (a review) SUBMISSION TO…
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Government actions on prevention and preparedness

If your livestock are showing signs of foot-and-mouth disease, immediately call theEmergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888(free call within Australia)Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious animal disease that affects cloven hoofed animals, including cattle, buffalo, sheep,…
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