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OverviewThis project aims to enhance our national diagnostic capabilities for glanders at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness. Glanders is a national notifiable disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia mallei.Project Lead: Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness; Department of…
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Nationally consistent and regularly updated ground cover information is a critical indicator for environmental targets related to soil erosion and land management in Australia. Ground cover or vegetation cover reduces soil erosion, increases water infiltration, enables carbon sequestration and…
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6 November, 2025This Animal Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the department’s approval of Malaysia to process Australian-origin prawns that have been exported to Malaysia, processed, then exported back to Australia.The department has undertaken a comprehensive evaluation of Malaysia’s…
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23 October 2025This Biosecurity Advice Notice advises stakeholders that the department will be hosting a workshop for interested stakeholders.This workshop follows the release of the final report for the import risk review for the Importation of live garden snails (Cornu aspersum) for heliciculture…
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OverviewAustralia’s livestock traceability arrangements are vital to the ongoing health and success of our agricultural sector. The National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) plays an important role in capturing livestock movement information for lifetime traceability. This assists governments…
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OverviewSpatial modelling will be used to better understand feral pig distributions and their ecology, enabling cost-effective strategies for feral pig management.The data generated from this project will inform strategic decision-making within biosecurity incident responses affecting feral and…
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OverviewConsidering the biosecurity threats to Australia’s borders, crisis management plans are an important tool for livestock industries. However, it is unclear how many of these plans exist across livestock sectors, or if they would provide sufficient guidance to a sector in an EAD crisis.This…
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OverviewThe pilot project in New South Wales was led by consultant Redefining Agriculture in collaboration with NSW Local Land Services and smallholders.The project trialled and evaluated a data-driven approach to assess the biosecurity risk levels and engagement needs for smallholders. This was…
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OverviewWith assistance from Animal Health Australia, the Australian Alpaca Association has launched an NLIS for alpacas in a voluntary capacity.The NLIS is designed to track devices and corresponding livestock movements for disease control, biosecurity, food safety, market access and other…
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