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The giant honey bee is commonly found in China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and the Philippines.
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The risk to Australia
The giant honey bee carries a range of internal and external parasitic mites. These mites could infest Australian bees, resulting in…
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28 April 2017 Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to importers of (certain/specific) uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat products and associated industry participants and…
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What to look for
Erratic, strange animal behaviour, such as:
drooling, attacking and biting people, animals or things for no reason, howling, twitching and running around blindly if ‘furious’ rabies
wobbly gait or difficulty walking, paralysed or in a stupor if ‘dumb’ rabies.
Animals…
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Australians love raising chickens and other pet birds in their backyards. However, allowing wild birds to access your chicken coop places your birds’ health at unnecessary risk.This is because migratory birds that come to Australia can carry avian influenza (or bird flu) and spread the disease.…
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Report any unusual bird deaths immediately and call the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.Bird flu is a viral disease of birds and is found across the globe. Bird flu virus strains are described as low pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI) or high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI).…
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Authors: Angus Robertson and Jenny Eather
Source: DAFF photo library
Removal of an impediment to trade provided a pathway for the cherry and summerfruit (apricots, nectarines, peaches and plums) industries to successfully compete in a large and growing market in China.
Introduction
The value…
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24 September 2008
Plant Biosecurity
Biosecurity Australia
GPO Box 858
Canberra
ACT 2601
Submission by Queensland Citrus Growers Inc -
Draft Import Risk Analysis Report for Fresh…
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About the Locust Bulletin
The Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC) produces a monthly Locust Bulletin during times of locust activity (spring, summer and autumn) for Australian plague locust - Chortoicetes terminifera, spur-throated locust - Austracris…
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06 February 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export Hass avocados to Japan, Thailand, and India.Summary of changes and key pointsApplications are now open for farms and packhouses…
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Australia remains free of many severe animal diseases.
To help veterinarians build their preparedness skills, we’ve commissioned the European Commission for the Control of foot-and-mouth disease (EuFMD) to provide training on how to respond to diseases such…
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