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1 August 2013
This Biosecurity Advice advises that the Import risk analysis report for horses from approved countries: final policy review has been finalised.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) advises that it has finalised the review of the Import risk analysis report…
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What to look for
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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September 28 will mark the 18th annual World Rabies Day, which is an opportunity to raise awareness and advocate for actions to support the elimination of the disease worldwide.The theme for this year is ‘Breaking Rabies Boundaries’, chosen to highlight the ‘need to go beyond the norm and to break…
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Departure
Export Licence Holder
Actions taken
12 March 2019
– Vietnam
North Australian Cattle Company Pty Ltd (NACC)
The mortality rate for this consignment was 2.87 per cent (53 out of 1,845 cattle exported) exceeding the reportable level of 1 per…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 29 March 2023, a number of surface low pressure troughs combined with tropical moisture to form severe thunderstorms that resulted in heavy rainfall stretching from the Pilbara through central Australia…
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The 2023 NSW RFAs Annual Meeting of Officials took place via videoconference on 29 November 2023. The meeting was attended by officials from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, the NSW…
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PLANT PEST
Spotted wing drosophila larvae in a strawberry.Credit: Hannah Burrack, North Carolina State University, Bugwood.org
Spotted wing drosophilaExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A tiny fly (2–3 mm) that attacks a range of soft-skinned fruit and reduces crop yield and quality through direct…
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PLANT PEST
Leaf blight and shoot dieback on rhododendron caused by sudden oak death.Credit: Sabine Werres BBA, Braunschweig, Germany, PaDIL
Sudden oak death (airborne Phytophthora spp.)Exotic to AustraliaFeatures: A disease caused by airborne species of the fungus-like organism Phytophthora that…
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Biosecurity Matters
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human health,…
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Prevailing currents and conditions in the Torres Strait, and the Arafura and Timor Seas, make our region vulnerable to some of the highest densities of marine pollution in the world.Indigenous Rangers are on the front foot in protecting our marine environment…
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