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25 July 2025Attention Accredited Veterinarians (AAVs) Purpose To inform Australian Accredited Veterinarians (AAVs) and industry stakeholders that the department is continuing the AAV auditing program on an ongoing basis. Key Points Further to EAN – 2023-9, the…
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Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a highly contagious viral disease of cattle and buffalo that causes relatively low mortality. It does not affect humans. The disease can result in animal welfare issues and significant production losses.
Diagnosing LSD
Clinical signs may vary widely between individuals…
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Tony Arthur, Fiona Giannini, Barbara Waterhouse, Belinda Barnes and James Walker
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The Plant Health Surveillance Program, a component of the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy's (NAQS) biosecurity surveillance operations, conducts…
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5 January 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Importers, customs brokers, and exporting National Plant Protection Organisations (NPPOs) of horticultural fresh produce, cut flowers, plants, seeds and other plant-based commodities.
What is the issue?
Australia is receiving some paper phytosanitary…
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A new stylised approach of modelling non-tariff measures in a CGE model12 June 2025The operation and influence of non-tariff measures (NTMs) on trade flows can be complex, making the direct impact on trade and welfare unclear. This technical paper introduces a new stylised approach of modelling the…
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14 December 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the carrot industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export to Taiwan for the 2023 season.
Summary of changes and key points
Applications are now open for the accreditation…
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8 April 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that a key information factsheet on the Accredited Grain Surveyor Assurance (AGSA) scheme is now available on the Australasian Institute of Marine Surveyors (AIMS) website. Information forums will be held in preparation for…
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The second Victorian RFA Annual Meeting of Officials took place on 28 March 2022. The meeting was attended by officials from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment; the Victorian Government Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP); and the…
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Livestock exporters with an approved arrangement (AA) must also have an approved export program (AEP). An AEP describes the activities that the accredited veterinarian (AAV) must perform. An AEP will also contain instructions for shipboard AAVs where relevant.The AAV ensures:animals are prepared as…
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25 February 2022
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is relevant to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial and non-commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.
What has changed?
In 2019 lumpy skin disease was reported for…
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