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People have kept a wide variety of animals as pets for companionship and for produce for as long as we have had recorded language.
Keeping a pet has been shown to significantly improve an individual’s quality of life, however, it is important to understand the biosecurity implications of keeping…
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11 April 2019Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity…
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The Australian plague locust is a persistent seasonal pest affecting Australia’s agricultural industries. Locust numbers can build very rapidly under favourable conditions, and adult swarms can move up to 600km in one night. In high density outbreaks, locusts can cause severe damage to pasture and…
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Chilo, Sesamia and
Scirpophaga spp.
What to look forBrowning of the upper leaves and holes in the stems of sugarcane.What you can doDo not move sugarcane from Papua New Guinea into the Torres…
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Importing equipment The department aims to safeguard Australia’s animal and plant health status to maintain overseas markets and protect the economy and environment from the impact of exotic pests and…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has fined 14 furniture importers over $186,000 last week because they didn’t act to minimise the risk of importing illegally harvested timber.
Head of Compliance and Enforcement at the department, Peter Timson said Australia has strict…
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Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral disease of birds and can affect most wild and domesticated bird species. HPAI viruses are a subset of all avian influenza strains that are identified by certain molecular markers that are associated with the ability to cause severe disease and mortality…
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30 August 2023
In mid-2023, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) adopted a new Terrestrial Animal Health Code chapter for equine piroplasmosis (infection with Theileria equi and/or Babesia caballi). The new chapter for equine piroplasmosis includes:
Recommendations for…
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11 July 2023
We invite you to comment on the draft BIRA report by 11 September 2023.
The draft BIRA report is available on our Import for live sturgeon for aquaculture website.
You can submit your comments to the Have Your Say website.
In 2015, the then Australian Government Department of the…
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As a dairy manufacturer, you must meet the importing country’s requirements of the markets you are exporting to. Your food safety plan will outline how you’ve met all requirements before you export.
Approval to produce dairy products does not automatically grant entry into all importing countries…
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