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Pig Industry News by Topic
News by Topic: Biosecurity and Hygiene
Friday, February 10, 2012
Action Taken to Ramp Up Abattoir Inspections NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA - Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson today announced that the NSW Government would immediately ramp up random inspections of domestic abattoirs in NSW following...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Senators Concerned over FMD Virus AUSTRALIA - A Senate inquiry has voiced "serious concerns" about Australia's ability to respond quickly to an outbreak of the highly contagious livestock virus, foot-and-mouth disease.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Strengthening Australia's Ability To Combat FMD AUSTRALIA - The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has released a review of Australia’s ability to manage to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD).
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Technology Brings Biosecurity Experts Face-to-Face AUSTRALIA - Responding to outbreaks of deadly animal-borne diseases promises to be quicker and easier with new technology allowing disease experts to work in real-time with chief veterinary officers across...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
No Raw Meat to Enter Australia Without Quarantine AUSTRALIA - The Australian pork industry believes it's the real target of an international push to export raw pig meat to New Zealand.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Australia’s Senators Anxious about PRRS AUSTRALIA - Coalition Senator Bill Heffernan, Independent Senator Nick Xenophon, Australian Greens Senator Christine Milne, and former pig farmer and Nationals Senator John Williams, have called for an...
Friday, September 11, 2009
Victoria's Pigs Cleared of H1N1 Flu AUSTRALIA - Pigs affected by the A(H1N1) flu in the Goulburn Valley, have recovered from the virus.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Influenza A Confirmed at Queensland Piggery QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA - A Queensland piggery near Dalby has been placed in quarantine after returning positive tests for Influenza A.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Pig Farm to Remain Under Quarantine over H1N1 Flu AUSTRALIA - A pig farm in Victoria's Goulburn Valley will remain under quarantine for a few more weeks.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Influenza A H1 Found at Piggery in Victoria AUSTRALIA - A preliminary diagnosis of Influenza A H1 has been found in pigs at a piggery in Victoria. AAHL is yet to confirm if N1 is present. Workers at the piggery have shown signs of possibly having...
Friday, June 19, 2009
Pork Industry Not Backing Quarantine Reforms AUSTRALIA - Livestock exporters are calling on cross-benchers and the Opposition to support the Federal Government's new quarantine fee structure.
