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Project 64: Assessing the feasibility of testing trapped pooled insects for lumpy skin disease virus
OverviewThis study will test whether existing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays in Australian laboratories can detect lumpy skin disease (LSD) virus in insects. It will also investigate what conditions affect detection.Currently, LSD detection during an outbreak relies on collecting samples…
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Centre for Invasive Species SolutionsInvasive species are animals, plants, parasites or disease-causing organisms that establish outside their natural range and become pests. Invasive species are a key extinction threat to Australia’s native animals, with foxes and feral cats alone having…
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The Export Control (Organic Goods) Rules 2021 enable the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) to assess an organic certifier and recognise it as an approved certifying body. Once an organic certifier is recognised as an approved certifying body, it may perform the…
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