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Project 02: Evaluation of antibody-detecting immunoassays for lumpy skin disease exposure in cattle and buffalo

OverviewThis project aims to evaluate the suitability of 3 antibody detection enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for lumpy skin disease (LSD) surveillance and proof-of-freedom testing, in cattle and buffalo in Australia.The ELISAs will be made available for use by Australian laboratories…
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Water Market Outlook – April 2022

Authors: Rhys Downham, John Walsh, Tim Westwood and Mihir Gupta Data visualisation Source: ABARES The PowerBI dashboard may not meet accessibility requirements. For information about the contents of these dashboards contact ABARES. Summary The purpose of this report is to provide forecasts…
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Variations, changes, suspensions and revocations to class 19 approved arrangements

September 2021If you participate in the following approved arrangements: class 19.1 Non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) or class 19.2 Automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) you must notify the department if you are planning to vary, change, suspend or revoke your…
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Introduction

​​The Problem MCAS-S can assist in tracking the spread and increasing the effectiveness of control methods for invasive species. This guide is based on a simplified scenario of predicting the spread of a hypothetical invasive aquatic species across Australia. If you have not already downloaded…
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Response to the Environment Tasmania campaign to ban pair trawling

26 May 2017Ms Laura Kelly Director Environment Tasmania Level 1, 100 Elizabeth Street HOBART TAS 7000   Dear Ms Kelly I understand Environment Tasmania is currently running a nationwide…
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Import risk analysis for the apples from the People's Republic of China: status report

​21 September 2009 This Biosecurity Australia Advice (BAA) informs stakeholders that the Draft import risk analysis report for fresh apple fruit from the People’s Republic of China (revised after consideration of stakeholders’ comments) has been formally referred to the independent Eminent…
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Changes to the laying chickens levy rate – Effective from 1 July 2017

From 1 July 2017, the laying chickens Emergency Animal Disease Response (EADR) levy component of 1.4 cents per chick will be set to zero. The EADR levy component was used to repay the…
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Million-dollar fine for attempting to bypass export controls

An Australian grape-export company was fined more than a million dollars last week for deliberately trying to bypass controls to export table grapes to New Zealand.The Grape House Pty Ltd pleaded guilty on 3 June to 6 counts of making false representations with the intention of dishonestly…
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Report offers insights into crop loss and waste on Australian horticultural farms

The average percentage of crop loss or waste per Australian horticultural farm dropped in 2023-24 and varied significantly depending on crop type, new data collected by ABARES reveals.The report, Crop loss/waste on Australian horticulture farms 2023-24, shows the average percentage of crop loss or…
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2023-02: Inspector General of Animal Welfare: Consultation Paper

2 February 2023 Species: Livestock Countries: All Attention All Purpose To advise all stakeholders that consultation on the implementation of an Inspector-General of Animal Welfare has commenced. The consultation paper is available for feedback on the department’s Have Your Say platform…
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