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17 January 2018This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh dragon fruit from Indonesia. This draft…
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11 December 2014PurposeTo advise Authorised Officers (AOs) that the Department of Agriculture (the department) has published the Authorised Officer Verification and Performance Standards v2.0 document.…
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16 September 2009This Biosecurity Australia Advice (BAA) notifies stakeholders of the release of the ‘Final pest risk analysis report for “Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurous” in fresh fruit, potato…
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The ease of shopping from the comfort of your home – and the convenience of being able to shop internationally – is one of the reasons online shopping is popular in Australia and around the globe.However, similar to when you purchase items when travelling overseas, goods that you buy online…
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25 September 2014
Purpose
To inform industry of updates to the Plant Export Operations Manual and associated work instructions to align them with recent amendments to the Export Control (Plants and Plant Products) Order 2011.
Background
The Export Control (Plants and Plants Products) Order…
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30 September 2008
Commencement of an Import Risk Analysis for the Importation of Horses
This Biosecurity Australia Advice announces the formal commencement of an import risk analysis (IRA) for the…
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Trypanosoma evansi
What to look for (depending on strain)
Cattle
Chronic wasting.
Infected horse showing signs of chronic wasting
Horses, donkeys and mules
Fever, weakness, anaemia (pale gums), small pin-point haemorrhages on the nostrils.
Sometimes swelling of the legs and…
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What to look for
Erratic, strange animal behaviour, such as:
drooling, attacking and biting people, animals or things for no reason, howling, twitching and running around blindly if ‘furious’ rabies
wobbly gait or difficulty walking, paralysed or in a stupor if ‘dumb’ rabies.
Animals…
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The implementation plan to assist in delivery of Australia’s first National Biosecurity Strategy (NBS), a collaborative, national approach to protecting Australia from exotic pests and diseases backed by all government agriculture ministers, has been released.
First Assistant Secretary for…
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Beekeepers across New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory will help in the fight against the spread of the most serious pest of honeybees in the world through a low-cost Internet of Things solution.
Two pilot programs targeting varroa mite, and co-funded to the tune of $130,000 under…
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