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AQUAVETPLAN - Operational Procedures Manual - Decontamination

​​Publication details Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2022 The Decontamination manual is an integral part of the Australian Aquatic Veterinary Emergency Plan (AQUAVETPLAN). This manual provides specific information about the control of disease agents during an aquatic animal…
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AQUAVETPLAN - Disease Strategy Manual - Crayfish Plague

Publication details Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, June 2020 This disease strategy manual is an integral part of the Australian Aquatic Veterinary Emergency Plan (AQUAVETPLAN). The manual sets out the disease control principles for use in response to a suspected or…
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Implementation of next generation sequencing for use in animal disease investigations in Australia

Publication detailsLaboratories for Emergency Animal Disease Diagnosis and Response (LEADDR) network, 2019This document provides guidelines for laboratories preparing for implementation of next generation…
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Meat Establishment Verification System (MEVS) - Independent boning rooms

​​Publication details Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, November 2022. This document provides a national approach to the Department of Agriculture (the department) inspection and verification of export-registered independent boning rooms to support Australian Government health…
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Microbiological Manual for Sampling and Testing of Export Meat and Meat Products

​​​Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, August 2025Microbiological testing programs covered in this manual are those programs approved by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to demonstrate compliance with the relevant Australian standards and to…
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AQUAVETPLAN - Disease Strategy Manual - Whirling disease

Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, 2016 This disease strategy manual is an integral part of the Australian Aquatic Veterinary Emergency Plan (AQUAVETPLAN). The manual sets…
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Using evolutionary genomics to help manage the Polyphagous shot-hole borer and other pests

Episode: June 2025Presenter:Dr Tom Schmidt - School of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne.Summary: In this webinar Tom summarises how evolutionary genomics approaches have been used in Australian biosecurity and how these methods can be applied to plant pests. He then…
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Sugars

​ Codex Committee on Sugars (Host Government – United Kingdom) This committee has been adjourned until further notice as the main tasks of the committee have been completed. This committee…
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114-2017– Update on closing date for comments on changes to importing requirements for salmonid products sourced from approved countries, further processed and exported to Australia

​4 December 2017 Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to countries with current market access to Australia for salmonid products and countries either producing or processing salmonid…
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Standard for Minimising the Risk of Corynetoxin Contamination of Hay and Straw for Export

This report outlines the methods to sample and test for the presence of 'Corynetoxin' in hay and straw exports. The Standard should be used by all Australian hay and straw producers and exporters who prepare hay or straw for overseas’ markets. Downloads Standard for Minimising the Risk of…
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