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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.
The NSHMP Annual Report 2024–25 analyses 9.8 million sheep inspections across 10 abattoirs, revealing national and state‑level trends in conditions such as bladder worm, nephritis, lungworm and sheep measles.
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.
I am thrilled to be appointed as the new CEO for Animal Health Australia (AHA) and am looking forward to working with you all, as we deliver positive outcomes to improve Australia’s emergency animal disease preparedness and our biosecurity system. As I said in the AHA media statement, the biosecurity space has never faced more […]
After a highly competitive and comprehensive recruitment process, Animal Health Australia (AHA) has announced Dr Samantha Allan as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), marking a new era for the organisation. Sharon Starick, Chair of the AHA Board has said this appointment comes at a pivotal time for AHA, as we seek to enhance our […]
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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 […]
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