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Meat Notice 2016-06 - Current Poultry Inspection Requirements for Export

Issue Date: 31 August 2016Contact Officers:Surjit Kang Veterinary Officer, Operational Integrity 02 6272 4924Donna Bennett Director, Operational Integrity 02 6272 3940Category: Legal…
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Australian Government response to the report of the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee: Regulatory approaches to ensure the safety of pet food

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, June 2021 Download Australian Government response to the report of the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee: Regulatory approaches to ensure the safety of pet food [PDF 285 KB] If you have difficulty accessing these…
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Seasonal climate scenarios for medium-term forecasts

Rohan Nelson, Matthew Miller and Andrew Cameron A new approach is needed A challenge for ABARES medium-term forecasts of agricultural markets is that no reliable seasonal climate forecasts exist beyond the current growing season in southern Australia. To date, ABARES has addressed this…
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Sea Container Hygiene System (SCHS)

The SCHS is a voluntary biosecurity agreement that seeks to manage biosecurity risk associated with sea containers arriving in Australia from Country Action List (CAL) countries at the port of loading.Participants in the SCHS can benefit from reduced intervention on arrival in Australia. Onshore…
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Travelling with assistance dogs on a cruise ship

This page contains information to support assistance dog handlers, cruise ship operators and pet transport agents in understanding the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) requirements for assistance dogs to travel on an international cruise vessel (a cruise ship) on a…
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Potential economic consequences of African swine fever in Australia

Authors: Rachel Slatyer, Ahmed Hafi, Kirsty Richards, Mark Cozens, Donkor Addai, LY Cao, Chris Mornement, Miles Keighley, Tony Arthur Overview Since 2007, African swine fever (ASF) has spread through Europe, Asia and some of Australia’s nearest Pacific…
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Plant product monitoring datasets 2017–18

​​​​​​​​​Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, 2018The plant residue testing datasets 2017-18 outline testing that was carried out on plant products in the 2017-18 financial year, under the…
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Wheat

​​​​  Overview Wheat is the major winter crop grown in Australia with sowing starting in autumn and harvesting, depending on seasonal conditions, occurring in spring and summer. The main producing states are Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Queensland. The…
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Biosecurity Fact Sheet: Strawberries from Korea

​Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, November 2017This factsheet for interested stakeholders provides background information on the review of biosecurity import requirements…
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Questions and answers

​​6 February 2014 The Import Risk Analysis process [expand all] Why is this risk analysis being undertaken? The Department of Agriculture helps people and goods move in and out of Australia while keeping Australia safe and protecting our industries from pests and diseases that exist in many…
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