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If your livestock are showing signs of foot-and-mouth disease, immediately call theEmergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888(free call within Australia)Livestock producers must be alert for signs of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in their animals regardless of where they are in…
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Canine ehrlichiosis is a severe and sometimes fatal disease of dogs, caused by infection with the bacterium Ehrlichia canis. The bacterium is carried by ticks. In Australia, infection occurs when dogs are bitten by an infected brown dog tick. E.canis occurs worldwide, particularly in tropical…
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Quick facts:
Dogs can become sick with ehrlichiosis disease by being bitten by an infected brown dog tick.
Brown dog ticks are found across the centre and through the northern parts of Australia.
Dogs need to be on a tick control program to prevent the disease, particularly if they live, work…
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DownloadNotice to Industry 4: Requirements for grooms accompanying and working with horses at the Mickleham post-entry quarantine facility (PDF 376 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Online version[expand all]PurposeThe intended outcome of this…
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Notice to Industry 1 - Horse importer responsibilities (PDF 316 KB)
Advice for truck drivers collecting horses (PDF 284 KB)
Advice for truck drivers collecting horses (DOCX 199 KB)
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Join the front line to protect our plants, animals and way of life.Do you want to make a valuable contribution to protecting Australia’s agricultural industries, our unique environment and sustain our way of life?As a biosecurity officer, you can make a difference and help prevent damaging global…
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1. Information on EUCAS
1.1. Why do we need EUCAS for the European Union?
The European Union will not accept Australian beef unless certain production requirements are met.
These requirements include:
the beef is from cattle that have not been treated with Hormonal Growth Promotants (HGPs)…
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News and alertsChanges to Vegetable seed for sowingFrom 1 July 2025 an import permit will be required for Brassicaceous seed requiring treatment and Cucurbitaceous seed requiring testing and/or treatment, that are imported for an end use of sowing. Importers will be able to apply for import permits…
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September 2008
Submission to Biosecurity Australia
by NSW Department of Primary Industries
Title: Comments on the draft Import Risk Analysis report for fresh Unshu mandarin fruit from Japan…
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General requirements for on-plant laboratories (PDF 681 KB)
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Part I: Laboratories Testing Export Meat and Meat Products
Introduction
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture…
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