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Hendra virus (HeV) was first described in 1994 following the outbreak of a novel disease fatally affecting horses and humans in south-east Queensland. Sporadic outbreaks in Queensland and north-…
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30 September 2008
Commencement of an Import Risk Analysis for the Importation of Horses
This Biosecurity Australia Advice announces the formal commencement of an import risk analysis (IRA) for the…
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29 February 2012
This Biosecurity Advice invites stakeholders to provide comments on the draft review of the importation of queen honey bees by 30 April 2012.
The Department of…
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16 September 2009This Biosecurity Australia Advice (BAA) notifies stakeholders of the release of the ‘Final pest risk analysis report for “Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurous” in fresh fruit, potato…
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Date of issue: 24 November 2022
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2022-11
Related: MAA 2021-24 and MAA 2020-15
Attention
Industries — Industry bodies — Australian Food and Grocery Council, Australia Honey Bee Industry Council
Export honey and other apiculture products…
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High global food prices and uncertainty about future food supplies is driving an increase in the number of countries implementing food export restrictions. This raises global food security concerns.
Food export restrictions rise in 2022
Since the beginning of 2022, 32 countries have imposed…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, May 2009A cooperative initiative between the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Animal Health Australia and the Poultry Industry.DownloadNational Farm Biosecurity Manual - Poultry Production (PDF 957…
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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 serious and highly contagious animal disease that affects all cloven-hoofed animals including cattle,…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) uses postcode classifications to manage the risks associated with imported sea containers. Sea containers can inadvertently carry a range of contaminants which could introduce exotic pests and diseases into our environment.…
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14 August 2013
This Biosecurity Advice informs stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has finalised the Importation of laboratory mouse (Mus musculus) embryos from approved countries: policy review of hantavirus. Importation of laboratory mouse embryos may be…
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