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We assess all mail articles arriving at Australia’s international mail centres. Our biosecurity officers and detector dogs look for risk goods such as food, plant material (including seeds, cacti and succulents) and animal products (including meat and pet food).You must comply with Australian…
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Australia’s agricultural export industries now have new service delivery arrangements to support their daily export operations.
The revised service delivery arrangements include the introduction of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry approved auditors who will be trained…
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25 September 2014
Purpose
To inform industry of updates to the Plant Export Operations Manual (PEOM) Volume 8A and Work Instruction HAS3001 for hay and straw products.
Key points
1. The…
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Australia’s first National Rabbit Management Coordinator, Heidi Kleinert, hosted by the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions, was appointed in December 2024. The establishment of this role recognises the ongoing need to manage feral rabbits and the value of national coordinated actions to drive…
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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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The risk to Australia
The exotic brown marmorated stink bug is not found in Australia and is a pest of considerable biosecurity concern to Australia’s agricultural industries. Juveniles and adults feed on, and can severely damage, fruit and vegetable crops. It is also a nuisance pest as adults…
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