In the light of recent #IWD2025, we were excited to spotlight our CEO, Dr Samantha Allan! Sam has been a powerhouse in the agriculture space since her first foray into the sector at 17 as a jillaroo in western Queensland. Since then, Sam has worked in private veterinary practice in New South Wales and South […]
High pathogenicity avian influenza H7Nx has been confirmed in Victoria.
WHAT DO WE DO? The Animal Health Australia (AHA) Training Team provides education, training and administrative services that support and build the biosecurity response capability of our members. Our subscription-funded activities assist our members to meet their responsibilities under the Emergency Animal Disease Response Agreement (EADRA). We identify national emergency animal disease (EAD) and biosecurity […]
As an island nation, Australia is already at an advantage in protecting our livestock from well-recognised but foreign pests and animal diseases. On top of that, we have a world class multi-faceted biosecurity system in place protecting our livestock from the inside-out. A vital part of this biosecurity system is the surveillance that we do […]
On Tuesday the 22 March, AHA brought together relevant industries to discuss Lumpy Skin Disease. Below is a short brief provided by Head of Program – AUSVETPLAN, Dr Peter Dagg. Aims of the meeting Awareness for relevant industries on the review process for the AUSVETPLAN Response strategy: Lumpy skin disease, and the next steps. A […]
Animal Health Australia is excited to bring you a fantastic array of activities for our first Member Engagement Week of 2022
Animal Health Australia is excited to bring you a fantastic array of activities for our first Member Engagement Week of 2022
The Australian Veterinary Emergency Plan otherwise known as AUSVETPLAN contains the nationally-agreed approach for the response to emergency animal disease (EAD) incidents in Australia. Animal Health Australia has been managing the development and review of the manuals listed under the AUSVETPLAN to ensure the documents not only look great but provide up-to-date and relevant information. […]
Parasite management is a key component of best practice production. Keeping your parasites in check allows for your sheep to be productive and profitable. Dr Sophie Hemley is a practicing vet in rural NSW with a keen interest in sheep. She sat down with Dr Emily Buddle, an engagement specialist and SA based producer, to discuss what parasite issues wool […]
The Australian agriculture industry is set to make history this financial year with a forecast to reach $78 billion in value. According to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) latest outlook released today, both crop growers and livestock producers will see record values of $43 billion and $33.4 billion respectively. […]
In a first of its kind, a two-day virtual exercise brought government, animal disease specialists, and industry bodies together to prepare the broader horse industry in responding to a future outbreak of equine influenza (EI). Hosted and coordinated by Animal Health Australia from 23–24 November 2021, Exercise Gammalite consisted of practical activities to ensure all […]
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