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Project 60: Materiality assessment for the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework

OverviewThis assessment will inform and update the themes and priorities for the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework report.It aims to better align reporting expectations against other sustainability reporting standards, especially the Global Reporting Initiative Standards.Project Lead: Meat…
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Beef and beef products

Improving access to imported food safety requirementsFrom mid-2025 imported food safety requirements will be incorporated into the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported…
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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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Project 08: Development and evaluation of a point-of-care test network for emergency animal disease diagnosis

OverviewThis project aims to develop a suite of tests on a portable, battery-operated multiplexing qPCR platform for the detection of major emergency diseases of cattle and pigs. It also serves as a proof-of-concept for the use of this multiplexing, point-of-care qPCR platform for other emergency…
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Project 07: Lumpy skin disease testing capacity building in the LEADDR network

OverviewThis project aims to improve Australia’s LSD testing capability by strengthening the testing capability of the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) and across the Laboratories for Emergency Animal Disease Diagnosis and Response (LEADDR) network.This project will:enable the ACDP…
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Project 59: Quality assurance for high-throughput sequencing as an infectious agent discovery tool

OverviewThis project aims to establish standardised workflows for using HTS in infectious agent discovery. It will support relevant national diagnostic HTS operating guidelines and improve overall quality assurance. This allows for high confidence when interpreting HTS results.Project Lead:…
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Project 03: Developing lumpy skin disease and African horse sickness whole genome sequencing workflows

OverviewThis project developed robust whole genome sequencing procedures for the early detection and characterisation of lumpy skin disease and African horse sickness viruses. The goal is to reduce the consequences of their outbreaks in Australia.The genomic sequencing probes and procedures are now…
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All levy and charge rates tables

See all levy and charge rates for agriculture products in Australia.Each table contains a full breakdown of each levy or charge. This includes the amount of the levy or charge allocated to each activity.See details for each product that attracts a levy or charge.Rates tablesAnimal…
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2021-40: Horticulture– End of winter window pathway (1 May to 1 September 2021) for cucurbit exports to New Zealand

6 July 2021PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of the upcoming closure of the 2021 winter window arrangements for the export of cucurbits to New Zealand and the registration and accreditation requirements for continuing exports of cucurbits after 1 September 2021.Key…
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2022-41: Horticulture – End of winter window pathway (1 May to 1 September 2022) for cucurbit exports to New Zealand

27 June 2022PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of the upcoming closure of the 2022 winter window arrangements for the export of cucurbits to New Zealand and the registration and accreditation requirements for continuing exports of cucurbits after 1 September 2022.Summary…
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