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Agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals help protect and improve farm productivity by destroying, repelling and controlling pests and diseases affecting animal and herd health and welfare. They are vital inputs in Australia’s red meat industry but their use patterns are tightly regulated so…
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In 2019 the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and its partners marked 30 years of continuous operations under the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS). The NAQS initiative commenced in July 1989, initially as a 3-year trial focussed on early detection of incursions of…
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The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer (OCVO) and Biosecurity Animal Division facilitate the development of national policies and strategies and the provision of scientific advice to minimise the potential impacts of diseases on Australia’s animal health.
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We regulate the export of live animals and animal reproductive material from Australia.
Types of animals exported
Animals that can be exported from Australia include:
livestock
horses
companion and assistant animals
birds
laboratory animals
zoo and exotic animals.
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Cattle and sheep exported to the Middle East in October 2022
May 2023
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Report 225: Independent Observer summary report on MV Al Messilah in October 2022 (PDF 614 KB)
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Livestock: 404…
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International government policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy price volatility is driving biofuel demand. Australia is well-placed to provide key inputs to global biofuel production.
Global use of biofuels on the rise
Over the past 3 decades, biofuels have become an…
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Cattle and sheep exported to the Middle East in November 2022
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Report 227: Independent Observer summary report on MV Al Kuwait in November 2022 (PDF 783 KB)
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Livestock: 54,662 sheep…
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In June 2022, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) conducted an open tender process and commissioned the Australian Environment Agency Pty Ltd (AEA) to undertake research on sources of agricultural and veterinary (Agvet) chemicals monitoring data in Australia.
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4 February 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of the following Brassicaceous seed for sowing requiring treatment and Cucurbitaceous seed for sowing requiring testing and/or treatment (including synonyms and subordinate taxa) imported…
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