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With producers across the country dealing with fire, drought and floods, and a new detection of Lumpy Skin Disease in Bali, 2026 is already shaping up to be a busy year for animal health and biosecurity.
Disaster relief and recovery resources — we’ve created a central hub with the latest recovery information, support programs and practical industry resources to help producers affected by flood, bushfires and drought.
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Animal Health Australia brings together government and industry to discuss avian influenza preparedness AHA led a government and industry roundtable on preparedness for HPAI, specifically for clade 2.3.4.4b, which has been having a significant impact globally. It should be noted that this clade is currently not in Australia. Representatives from the Australian government, along with […]
I’d like to start by acknowledging the evolving situation of highly pathogenic Avian influenza (HPAI) in Victoria and now NSW. The frontline workers in these responses are doing an excellent job, and we are very grateful for their efforts. There are currently seven infected properties in Victoria and one in NSW in the Greater Sydney […]
Review of the National Arbovirus Monitoring Program (NAMP) – Request for EOI AHA is seeking expressions of interest from parties with demonstrated expertise in the review of animal health programs to undertake a review of NAMP. AHA has managed the NAMP since 1997, and monitors the distribution of economically important insect-borne viruses of livestock, including […]
Animal Health Australia (AHA) representatives and I had a productive week in Rockhampton for Beef Week – a huge event that only takes place every three years. It was a great opportunity to meet with many of our members and stakeholders. See our pop out below about Beef Week with some great photos from the […]
It’s been a year since the National Biosecurity Response Team (NBRT) Cadet program launched its first workshop, and what a year it has been! Since its official launch, this initiative has been making strides in equipping participants nation-wide with the skills and knowledge needed to tackle biosecurity emergencies head-on. The NBRT Cadet team has been […]
NAMP Zone Change The National Arbovirus Monitoring Program (NAMP) monitors the distribution of transmission and occurrence of bluetongue virus (BTV), Akabane virus and Bovine ephemeral fever virus and their insect vectors. This is done by testing cattle in sentinel and serosurveillance herds and insect trapping. The publicly available Bluetongue Virus Zone Map is based on […]
Thank you to all of our member representatives who were able to join us for our March Member Engagement Week activities. It was great to have such broad representation from our membership, enabling a forum that brought both a diversity of views and strong collaboration on key issues. We are already planning for our next […]
CEO Update Already summer has drawn to a close – the Animal Health Australia (AHA) team in the office had a lovely end-of-summer BBQ to mark its farewell, and Canberra is getting a little chilly in the evenings and mornings. If you’re heading here for Member Engagement Week, be sure to bring a light jumper […]
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