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 […]
Learning how animal health and biosecurity issues impact the red meat and wool industries is now easier than ever with a new season of podcasts from the South Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regions created in collaboration with Animal Health Australia and Livestock SA. Funded by the South Australian Government’s Red Meat and Wool […]
With flies, lice, ticks and worms impacting livestock across the country, the popular ParaBoss parasite management website and extension program is receiving a significant makeover to ensure it remains Australia’s leading parasite resource for sheep, goat and cattle producers across Australia. The website upgrade and delivery of extension services to livestock producers will be led […]
On Thursday the 23rd of September participants from the Animal Health Australia member organisations, along with staff and Board Directors came together virtually to discuss and hear about new national campaigns, strategies and new agencies under the spotlight related to the animal livestock industries. If you missed it, you can view the presentations below: Presentation […]
Introducing Jamie Maddocks, this month’s interviewee in our National Biosecurity Response Team (NBRT) fast five series! Jamie Maddocks is from the NSW Department of Primary Industries and a member of the NBRT’s Incident Management function. The NBRT is a group of trained and experienced personnel that may be deployed to assist a jurisdiction in the […]
Sheep producers generally understand the negative impact animal health conditions can have on the productivity and profitability of their business, but the losses become particularly apparent when discovered at the abattoir, rendering large portions of an animal unusable. Many conditions remain ‘sight unseen’ because they are not detectable in a live animal, so, to help […]
In mid-June 2021, 30 members of the National Biosecurity Response Team (NBRT) connected over 4 days to participate in a series of virtual sessions as part of Exercise Network. The NBRT Program comprises of multi-disciplined representatives across Australia with skills, knowledge, and experience in responding to biosecurity emergency responses. This exercise was the final activity […]
Over recent years, Animal Health Australia (AHA) has had the honour to work in collaboration with Johann Schröder, previous Program Manager of Health Welfare & Biosecurity at Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA). With over 40+ years in the biosecurity and animal health space, Johann has played a prominent role in the strategic planning and management […]
National Biosecurity Response Team (NBRT) members are not only extra personnel that can assist in an emergency response— each member carries with them significant previous experience in responding to biosecurity incidents, which can significantly boost the capability of a team to which they are deployed. Within the NBRT, the members of the Mentor cohort are […]
It is often said within the biosecurity community that anything that moves – whether it is a person, an animal or even a vehicle – risks causing an incident. In the event of a bushfire, however, sometimes the only thing to do is get out of the way. As there are always biosecurity considerations in […]
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