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Classical swine fever affects only pigs. Infected pigs may appear:
drowsy and depressed
constipated (usually), but vomiting and diarrhoea can also occur
to have gummy eyelids and red or purple blotching on the ears, snout, limbs and body
to have respiratory distress and…
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Caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.cubensealso known as Panama disease.
What to look for
Bright yellow banana plant leaves and if the stem is cut crossways close to the base, brown, red or yellow rings of discoloured tissue.
What you can do
Do not move fresh fruit south out of the Torres…
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We have released an issues paper for the importation of natural casings for human consumption.
Steps to complete this risk analysisWhen we do a risk analysis, we:start the risk analysis by reviewing the science on pests and diseases of concernassess and analyse…
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Pseudogymnoascus destructansWhite-nose syndrome (WNS) is one of Australia’s higher-risk exotic environmental diseases. WNS is a fungal disease that affects hibernating bats, leading to high mortality.First recorded in New York bats in 2006, the disease has since spread across the United States and…
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OverviewIn this topic, you will learn about a greenhouse gas (GHG) account and how it quantifies and records your GHG emissions and carbon storage.The topic starts by explaining GHG accounting and the reasons for doing it. It examines the benefits of a farmer or land manager having a GHG account.…
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Episode: June 2025Presenter:Dr Tom Schmidt - School of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne.Summary: In this webinar Tom summarises how evolutionary genomics approaches have been used in Australian biosecurity and how these methods can be applied to plant pests. He then…
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Episode: April 2025Presenters:Dr Susie Collins - Assistant Secretary, Plant Health Policy, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.Summary: Priority pest lists, like the National Priority Plant Pests (NPPP), aim to raise awareness of the threats Australia faces from plant pests and…
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Phytoplasmas
What to look for
Depending on the disease, look for:
fronds turning brown and hanging down the stem before falling
dry rot developing in the newly expanding spear
the premature dropping of fruit of all ages, ripe or otherwise
rotting and blackening of newly opened flowering…
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Caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (formerly known as citrus greening disease).
What to look for
Blotchy yellowing of citrus plant leaves and in some instances, misshapen, sour and bitter fruit.
What you can do
Do not move plants, plant material, fruit (especially citrus…
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On Monday 9 August 2021 we held an online information session to help interested parties understand the application process for Drought Resilience Innovation Grants. You can watch the session here, or download the transcript below.
Future Drought Fund: Drought Resilience Innovation Grants…
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