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The National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) met on 19 and 20 March 2025 in Canberra. The meeting was co-chaired by Justine Saunders (Deputy Secretary, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) and Rachel Chay (Deputy Director General & Chief Biosecurity Officer,…
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Animal Biosecurity Advice 2022-A09: Release of the members of the scientific advisory group’s report on the provisional final report for the prawn review (PDF 240 KB)
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Today is World Zoonoses Day, and Australia is focused on the global fight against rabies, through regional support for Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Pacific.
Zoonoses are diseases that can jump from animals to humans like rabies, Ebola, avian influenza and COVID-19. Every year…
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Approved arrangement class 19 allows accredited persons to assess documentation and manage biosecurity risk by applying codes. Codes are entered when completing an import declaration in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) or third-party software. Our Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS) then…
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OverviewThis project assessed the performance of existing molecular ‘Differentiating Infected from Vaccinated Animals’ (DIVA) assays that are based on real-time, or quantitative, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).Project Lead: Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness; Department of Agriculture,…
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OverviewThis project aims to evaluate and improve current bluetongue virus (BTV) serological capabilities in Australia to support national BTV surveillance and response activities.Project Lead: Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.Project…
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OverviewThis project aims to further validate the host microRNA biomarker response-based assays previously developed in another project to improve detection of Johne’s disease in cattle.Project Lead: Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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This is Supporting information for Indicator 6.2b, published October 2024.Industry definitionsThe Australian forestry and forest products industries are defined according to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) 2006. The forestry industry is equivalent to…
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Fisheries Research and Development CorporationA growing societal awareness of animal welfare has prompted a critical examination of practices within the commercial fishing sector. Recognising the need for improved standards, the FRDC project Australian Animal Welfare Strategy: The Development of…
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4 February 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of the following Brassicaceous seed for sowing requiring treatment and Cucurbitaceous seed for sowing requiring testing and/or treatment (including synonyms and subordinate taxa) imported…
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