Biosecurity is not just about managing endemic disease and responding to exotic disease, it’s also about actively participating in targeted disease surveillance programs as a way to demonstrate…
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NQ Dry Tropics and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) recently teamed up on a joint initiative to provide Burdekin graziers with access to expert advice on…
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Johne’s disease is still a notifiable disease however most state and territory jurisdictions removed regulation for Johne’s disease on 1 July 2016. Western Australia will continue to regulate…
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This free online course provides information about the risks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) to Australia and emphasises the importance of prevention measures, early detection and reporting. The course…
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Over 70 producers recently attended an information day at Brian Pastures Research Facility to learn about early stage results of the Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) funded Repronomics…
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A new version of the Breedcow and Dynama software package is now available from the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) website. Version 6.02 has improved software…
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Queensland Government Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Media Release 4 July 2017 Adele and Dave O’Connor are the first graziers in Queensland to have their Grazing Best Management Practice (BMP)…
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Vaccinations are cheap insurance against stock losses. Pestivirus, tick fever, botulism, vibrio and other clostridial diseases (in descending order) are in the top 15 livestock diseases of economic…
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A new climate report has revealed a surprise opportunity to grow low chill temperate fruit, like stone fruit, in the Pilbara – a region renowned for its extremely…
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Did you know: There are around 1700 general workplace injuries in agriculture each year, affecting one in every 25 agricultural workers. One in every 35 workers suffers a…
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