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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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Agriculture ministers from all states and territories have now endorsed the new Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry.
The poultry standards were finalised by the Independent Poultry Panel commissioned by all agriculture ministers. The standards are the culmination of an…
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What is the ‘Independent Employer of AAOs Accreditation Scheme’?It is a scheme developed by the department to provide for the employment of Australian Government Authorised Officers (AAOs) by independent employment providers. Under the Scheme, agencies will supply AAOs to Australian export…
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Date of issue: 10 October 2017
Date of effect: 30 October 2017
Attention:
Industry bodies – Dairy Australia
Registered export establishments
Registered exporters and EDI users
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources—Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To notify exporters and…
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We have reviewed Australia’s policies for testing tomato and capsicum seed, initially focusing on Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and Tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV). As part of this process, we are making changes to existing testing requirements to reduce the risk of infected seed…
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3 March 2009
Biosecurity Australia Advice 2009/03
This Biosecurity Australia Advice informs stakeholders that Australia’s Director of Animal and Plant Quarantine has determined a quarantine policy for the importation of bananas from the Philippines. Importation of bananas may be permitted…
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Date of issue: 6 September 2023
Date of effect: 6 September 2023
Attention
Registered dairy exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders and approved export permit issuers.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.
Purpose
To…
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18/8/2023
Who does this notice affect?
Importers and brokers
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has increased the length of validity for most standard permits granted by Biosecurity Animal Division. This includes standard permits for laboratory materials of…
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23 September 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise registered establishments with existing approved CIFER accounts from the October/December 2021 fast track process, to complete the ‘June 2023 update’ process in CIFER.
Key points
Applications completed after December…
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8 August 2014
Purpose
To advise Australian exporters that the Russian Federation has imposed a ban on the importation of certain plants and plant products to the Russian Federation.
Background
On 6 August 2014, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, signed a Presidential Decree on the '…
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