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Background: What is lumpy skin disease and how is it spread?
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a serious viral disease of cattle and buffalo spread by biting insects including stable flies, mosquitoes, ticks and possibly midges. LSD virus tends to spread over long distances by movement of infected…
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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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Date of Issue: 09 December 2014Date of Effect: ImmediateAttention:Industries - Export Establishments, Industry bodies Department of Agriculture - Central and Regional offices,…
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Author: LY CaoOverviewThis paper introduces a new approach of modelling the impacts of non-tariff measures (NTMs) in a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model. The operation and influence of NTMs on trade flows can be complex, making the direct impact on trade and welfare unclear.In our proposed…
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This working paper has since been published as a journal article. Please now refer to:
Hughes, N., Gupta, M., Whittle, L., & Westwood, T. (2023). An economic model of spatial and temporal water trade in the Australian southern Murray-Darling Basin. Water Resources Research, 59, e2022WR032559.…
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8 July 2022
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels for the purposes of biosecurity reporting for arrival in Australian territory.
What has changed?
Biosecurity directions and advice for…
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ABARES farmpredict is a microsimulation model of Australian farm businesses based on data from ABARES farm survey program. The farmpredict model can simulate physical and financial outcomes for Australian farm businesses given prevailing climate conditions and commodity prices. This model…
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21 January 2016
Who does this notice affect?This notice is to inform the ornamental fish import industry that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has updated model health certificates for…
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Authors: Mihir Gupta, Neal Hughes and Kai Wakerman-Powell Publication date: 7 February 2018OverviewThis paper presents a new econometric partial equilibrium model of water trade and irrigation activity within the southern…
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A letter of free sale is sometimes required for registering non-prescribed goods with an importing country authority prior to export.
If the importing country does not state that a letter of free sale is to be from Australia’s competent authority (that is, the department) one can instead be issued…
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