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Author: Brett Herbert, Australian Government Department of Agriculture
Crayfish plague is an exotic disease and is listed in Australia’s National List of Reportable Diseases of Aquatic Animals. It is a serious disease of freshwater crayfish, and Australian crayfish are highly susceptible.…
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Animal Health Committee’s key animal health policies. These are developed by AHC Member and Observer organisations and endorsed by AHC. Disease surveillance and diagnosticsSending biological samples overseasPolicy for the transfer of biological specimens to overseas laboratories -…
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The Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper, released in 2015, included a large number of initiatives and commitments by the Australian Government to strengthen Australia’s agriculture sector that were delivered over 4 years.
The White Paper was a $4 billion investment in Australian farmers and…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 6 November 2024, low-pressure systems and troughs brought rainfall to northern and eastern parts of the country.Across cropping regions, little to no rainfall was recorded across most areas this week. Rainfall…
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30 July 2010
Industry Advice Notice No. G2010/12
Grain and Plant Products - China – Electronically Generated Phytosanitary Certificates
This Industry Advice Notice is to advise that a…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, 2016The purpose of the Announcement Information Paper is to provide background information about the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 8 March 2023, a monsoon burst has brought thunderstorms and heavy rain across the northern tropics throughout the week, with weekly totals greater than 150 millimetres recorded in parts of central Northern…
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Vessels entering Australian territory must comply with requirements under the Biosecurity Act 2015.
Australian legislative requirements
Under the Act, aircraft and vessels (including those from Australia) become subject to biosecurity control upon entering 12 nautical miles of the Australian…
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OverviewThe project created a roadmap to guide the setup of a proficiency testing (PT) program for diagnostic high throughput sequencing (HTS) and bioinformatics in the Laboratories for Emergency Animal Disease Diagnosis and Response (LEADDR) network. The roadmap came from a planning workshop with…
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26 June 2023
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To advise all stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has commenced public consultation on Have Your Say for the 2023 update of the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL).
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