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If your livestock are showing signs of lumpy skin disease, immediately call the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888 (free call within Australia)
Australia is free from lumpy skin disease (LSD) and has never had an incursion of the disease, according to World Organisation for Animal…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry develops policies to allow for the safe importation of animals, their genetic material and other animal products.These policies are based on biosecurity risk analyses completed by the department. These analyses consider the biosecurity risk…
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13 November 2018
Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to importers of uncooked peeled prawns for human consumption, and associated industry participants and retailers.ReminderEach…
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White spot disease has been detected in NSW prawns. Find out about the response to contain and eradicate the disease currently underway.
Aquatic animals, like terrestrial animals and humans, can be affected by infectious diseases, which may be caused by pathogens such as:
viruses…
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9 July 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangement.
What has changed?
Due to changes in the Australian Border Force tariffs…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, April 2025This document outlines the department's operational requirements to ensure the suitability of livestock and wild game processed at export-registered establishments for human consumption.This document supplements both the…
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The information provided in the documents attached is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without…
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As a summary of the work undertaken by the Expert Panel, outcomes of Steps A and B for New South Wales have been listed in Table 17. The table has been constructed so as to show the sieving approach that…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, August 2016DownloadDocument Pages File type File size Biosecurity Fact Sheet: Fresh date fruit from the Middle East and North Africa region 2PDF 540…
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(Updated 19 January 2009)
[expand all]Why do I need to register my interest?Registering your interest is a time-saving exercise—both for you and the department. It prevents prospective…
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