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Project 53: Defining an antimicrobial assessment framework for the Australian animal sector

OverviewThe project aims to develop an AMS assessment framework for use by industries to identify areas for improvement. This follows on from a previous Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) project – Quantifying antimicrobial usage (AMU) in Australian companion and…
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Meat Notice 2018-06 - Goat Targeted Antibacterial Residue Testing (GTART) and Horse Targeted Antibacterial Residue Testing Program (HTART) – Antibacterial Confirmatory Testing for Suspect Goats and Horses

​​​NSFS reference: 13Issue date: 27/11/2018​​Date of effect: ImmediateReview date: November 2020Contact officers:Dugald MacLachlan Director Residues and Microbiology Policy 02 6272 3183Mac Tawadros…
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Hatching eggs of poultry

We have started a review of Australian conditions for hatching eggs of poultry Steps to complete this risk analysis When we do a risk analysis, we: start the risk analysis by reviewing the science on pests and diseases of concern assess and analyse biosecurity risks develop proposed risk…
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Longans and Lychees from China and Thailand

​​Import conditions for longans and lychees from China and Thailand are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible. A decision to import longans and lychees from China and Thailand into Australia is a commercial decision between an…
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Strengthening Australia’s Fruit Fly System Research Program

The Strengthening Australia’s Fruit Fly System Research Program (the Research Program) is an initiative under the Intergovernmental Agreement on Strengthening Australia’s Fruit Fly Management System. The program funds research and development projects to support the delivery of an enhanced and…
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Exercise Volare (2024)

Exercise Volare occurred in August - September 2024, as a series of 3 scenario-based discussions, exercises focused on a hypothetical detection of H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) clade 2.3.4.4b (further referred to as H5 HPAI) in Australian…
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Biosecurity Matters, Edition 4, 2019

Biosecurity Matters We are moving to a new subscription system. To receive future editions of Biosecurity Matters, you will need to resubscribe in the new system if you haven't already. To unsubscribe from Biosecurity Matters, do nothing. After 15 November 2019 all existing contact data in…
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2023-23: Horticulture – Applications for the export of mangoes and lychees to protocol markets

26 May 2023PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses, as is registration of treatment facilities, to export mangoes and lychees to protocol markets for the 2023-24 season.Summary of changes and key…
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Appointed analysts

We appoint laboratories to conduct testing on samples of imported food. As an appointed analyst, you test food to verify it meets specific: food safety requirements requirements within the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. You help us monitor imported food as part of our Imported…
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Questions and Answers

​​​​Final review of existing policy [expand all]Why was the review of policy undertaken?The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources initiated this review in response to…
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