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Sheep producers can now see a broader picture of the health of their flock, using carcase data from processing plants around the country.
The data is collected by the National Sheep Health Monitoring Project (NSHMP), managed by Animal Health Australia (AHA) and supported by Sheep Producers Australia…
Zoonotic diseases pose a real risk to people working in our agricultural industries, which is why it is important to get the message out there as often as possible.
From 1-5 October, Animal Health Australia (AHA) will be posting daily on our Livestock Biosecurity Out and About social media pages to …
Jess Rummery, Biosecurity and Extension Manager, Northern Australia.
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is known to affect cloven hoofed animals, including cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, deer, buffalo and camelids. Thankfully Australia is lucky enough not to have this highly contagious disease of livestock.
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Author: Jess Rummery, Manager Biosecurity and Extension, Northern Australia
In February, the Australian Government announced the establishment of the Northern Australia Biosecurity Surveillance Significant Disease Investigation Network.
This initiative has been established to address some of the spe…
Q fever is an important zoonotic disease (i.e. a disease that can be passed from animals to humans or vice versa) for people who work with animals. Q fever can result in acute or chronic disease in humans and is caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii. Q Fever is a notifiable disease in all states…
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