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During the week ending 8 September 2021, a trough of low-pressure systems and an associated cold front resulted in substantial rainfall for south-eastern and central Australia over the weekend. The trough was…
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What is the Consultative Committee on Emergency Animal Diseases (CCEAD)?CCEAD is a coordinating body providing the technical link between industry, the Australian Government, and state and territory governments for decision making during animal health emergencies.MembershipCCEAD membership…
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Animalplan 2022 to 2027 is Australia’s first national action plan for production animal health. It aims to strengthen animal health practices in our livestock industries.Animalplan has 7 objectives that were developed through extensive engagement with government, industry organisations and animal…
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The Animal Welfare Task Group (AWTG) promotes the national consistency of farm animal welfare regulations across jurisdictions and oversees the development and review of standards and guidelines for farm animals. It resolves animal welfare policy and regulatory matters which have national and inter…
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Five fortunate biosecurity trainees of the Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Program had the unique opportunity earlier this year, to step behind the scenes at the department’s Melbourne-based Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) facility.
This immersive field trip…
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What are we delivering, and why is it important for animal welfare in Australia? What are we delivering?The government is strengthening a national approach to animal welfare by investing $5 million over 4 years (2023-2027) to renew the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy (AAWS).The Australian…
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The Department of Agriculture is committed to improving agricultural outputs, and animal disease identification, management and reporting, through industry education and training.As part of this commitment we are supporting a series of animal health surveillance projects in 2018 and 2019 with…
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The road to reform: how a developed country can repurpose agricultural supportMany developed countries provide high levels of agricultural support to pursue a large and growing list of objectives. In recent decades Australia has pursued these objectives by repurposing inefficient forms of support…
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We have completed a final report for fresh melons (Cucumis melo) from Japan risk analysis. We will now verify that Japan can meet the import conditions.
Risk analysis:When we do a risk analysis, we:review the science on pests and diseases of concernassess and…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry received three submissions from stakeholders on the draft policy review of the biosecurity risks for bluetongue virus (BTV) associated with the…
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