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Biosecurity Matters, Edition 1, 2020

​​​​​Biosecurity Matters To receive an email notification of future editions, subscribe to Biosecurity Matters.Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human health, the…
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Animal Biosecurity Advice 2019-A06 - High pressure processing of chicken meat: final report

28 August 2019We initiated this assessment in response to stakeholder interest in having high pressure processing (HPP) assessed as an equivalent biosecurity risk management measure to the heat treatments…
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Biosecurity questions and answers

[expand all]What’s the difference between the Australian Border Force and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry?The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry protects Australia from exotic pests and diseases, while the Australian Border Force intercepts illegal goods, such…
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Keeping African swine fever out of Australia

African swine fever (ASF) is a contagious viral disease of domestic and wild pigs. Since 2007, the disease has spread throughout the world. Affected countries in our region include Indonesia, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea. There is no registered vaccine for ASF and the disease kills about 80% of…
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2018-50 - Horticulture Exports Program – Mainland apple and pear grower and packhouse applications for export to Thailand in 2019

​31 October 2018PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise mainland Australian apple and pear growers and packhouses, that applications are now open for the accreditation of…
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2016-55 - Horticulture Export Operations – Table grapes 2016 registration application for growers, pack houses and treatment facilities

​21 September 2016Purpose To call for entity/ registrations for Australian table grape exports to Korea, China, Japan and Thailand for the 2016-17 season.Background Countries with protocol markets have…
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A Veterinary Awakening: The History of Government Veterinarians in Australia

​ Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and ForestryISBN 978-1-921575-20-4As told by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s veterinarians Written by Rhyll…
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Growth juggernaut: Three billion empowered consumers

Source: Shutterstock.com Rapid growth in emerging economies, particularly in Asia, will lift incomes, expectations, and economic capacity. An expanded and empowered middle class will demand higher volumes and quality of food and fibre, including more protein – with rising expectations for…
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Forest maps

Key maps from the latest updates to Australia's State of the Forests ReportBelow are the key maps from the latest updates to Australia’s State of the Forests Report. Australia's forest, by forest categoryThis map shows the extent and distribution of Australia's forests by forest category. PNG…
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2014-01 Administrative changes to the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System

​9 January 2014 Species All feeder and slaughter livestock Country All Relevant to Livestock exporters Department of Agriculture Live Animal Exports Officers LiveCorp and ALEC Purpose To advise exporters of further administrative changes relating to the provision of Independent…
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