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History of locust and grasshopper outbreaks in Australia

[expand all] Locusts as Pests The three main pest species of locusts in Australia are the Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera), the spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa) and the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria). Locusts can cause widespread and severe damage to…
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Exotic Animal Diseases Bulletin - No. 103 - November 2008

​Exotic Animal Diseases Bulletin - No.103Compiled by the Disease Preparedness Section of the Chief Veterinary Officer Equine piroplasmosisOn 11 August 2008, a seven year old Quarter horse in Florida…
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Dairy farms in the Murray-Darling Basin

​​Authors: Dale Ashton and Jay Gomboso The southern Murray–Darling Basin has around one-fifth of Australia’s total dairy farms. In 2014–15 irrigated dairy production contributed 17 per cent of the total gross value of irrigated agricultural production in the Basin (ABS 2016). Dairy farming in…
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Australian Animal Welfare Strategy News

Your connection to the AAWSKeep up to date with the latest news on the renewal of the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy. Subscribe to receive the next edition of The AAWS Connection.Media releases13 December 2024 – Ag Ministers endorse milestone National Statement on Animal Welfare08 March 2024 –…
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Biosecurity Advice 2013/11 - Commencement of a non-regulated analysis of existing policy for fresh table grapes from Japan

​​1 May 2013This Biosecurity Advice announces the formal commencement of a non-regulated analysis of existing policy to consider a proposal to import fresh table grapes from Japan into Australia.The…
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Biosecurity Advice 2017-11 - Cooked duck meat from Thailand - Commencement of a review

​28 June 2017This Biosecurity Advice advises stakeholders of the formal commencement of a review to consider appropriate risk management measures for the importation of cooked duck meat from Thailand into…
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Cooked turkey meat from the United States - Commencement of a review

​​This Biosecurity Advice advises stakeholders of the formal commencement of a review to consider appropriate risk management measures for the importation of cooked turkey meat from the United States…
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Biosecurity Advice 2015/13 - Revised Biosecurity policy for stockfeed with regard to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

7 September 2015 This Biosecurity Advice informs stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture has reviewed the 2003 policy on stockfeed with regard to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (…
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103-2018 - Department phone and fax services unavailable from 19:00 Friday 31st August to 04:00 Saturday 1st September 2018 (AEST)

29 August 2018 Who does this notice affect? All clients attempting to contact the Department by telephone or fax during this planned outage period.Information Due to scheduled maintenance, the…
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61-2018 - Cargo Online Lodgement System – Services Impacted 19:00 Friday 22nd June to 03:00 Saturday 23rd June 2018 (AEST)

19 June 2018 Who does this notice affect? All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned…
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