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This plan will strengthen our national diagnostic capability and capacity for terrestrial animals. It shows how we will maintain and improve our animal health laboratory system.We developed the 2021-2026 plan with:animal health laboratoriesgovernmentsuniversitiesindustry stakeholders.The plan is…
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Jackson Conaty, School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney; Jarrad Sanderson and Sally Thomson, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Lumpy Skin Disease
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a vector borne viral disease of cattle that causes relatively low mortality however morbidity…
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Australian Prawn FarmsLocated in regional Queensland, Australian Prawn Farms is committed to their role as an industry leader in biosecurity. They are a premier tiger prawn hatchery, grow-out farm and processing facility.Despite their small workforce, the farm has generously supported the…
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The National Fire Ant Eradication Program’s National Management Group (NMG) held its second meeting this month.NMG members were provided with an extensive overview of the work being done to deliver on the National Fire Ant Eradication Program (NFAEP) Work Plan 2023–24. It discussed the eradication…
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Authors: Kevin Burns, Ly Cao, Jared Greenville
Overview
Agriculture produces the food used to feed the world’s population, fibre to clothe people and material for housing, but it accounts for around 11% of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and up to around 31% of GHG emissions across the…
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OverviewThe Subcommittee on Animal Health Laboratory Standards, through leadership of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and an expert consultant, have completed the process of finalising a business plan. The plan looks towards a national laboratory-focused simulation exercise.…
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26 November 2015This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Final report for the non‑regulated analysis of existing policy for fresh mango fruit from Indonesia, Thailand and…
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7 July 2022
Following a marked increase in khapra beetle interceptions, in 2020 Australia introduced emergency measures to prevent its introduction through plant products and sea containers.
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the formal commencement of a pest risk analysis for…
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Background
In 1999 all Australian fisheries ministers endorsed the “National Policy on Fisheries Bycatch”. The “Commonwealth Policy on Fisheries Bycatch”1 (bycatch policy) was released in 2000,…
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An AGREEMENT made the day of 2013Between:The COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (“the Commonwealth”)andThe States of:NEW SOUTH WALES
VICTORIA
QUEENSLAND
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIA…
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