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DDLS - Animal pathology

DDLS – Animal pathology (formerly Animal Health Laboratories) is a service area under the DAFWA Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DDLS) - an amalgamation of DAFWA plant and animal laboratory and inspection services.

The DDLS – Animal pathology is a National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accredited laboratory in the field of veterinary testing. This service provides effective and efficient laboratory capacity, policy input, research and testing for early diagnosis of notifiable diseases and verification for market access importation protocols for the state's livestock industries.

We undertake notifiable disease rule outs and support the investigation of more than 1000 stock disease incidents and 200 animal exports consignments annually. We research significant livestock diseases and improve and develop new tests to support for research on animal production.

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  • Chickens

    Avian influenza

    9 December 2013

    There are many different strains of the avian influenza virus that causes avian influenza, many of which have the potential to cause significant losses if commercial poultry enterprises become infe

  • Pigs: a step-by-step guide to sampling and post-mortem

    26 March 2020

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has created a sampling and post-mortem guide to assist veterinarians investigating pig disease. 

  • Dr Kristine Rayner with cattle

    SMS livestock surveillance networks

    17 September 2018

    Cattle producers in the shires of Albany, Denmark and Plantagenet in Western Australia and sheep producers in the shires of Esperance and Ravensthorpe are invited to participate in local surveillan

  • Pastoral cattle

    Northern Australian Biosecurity Surveillance (NABS) activities in Western Australia

    21 May 2018

    The Northern Australia Biosecurity Surveillance (NABS) project is a coordinated surveillance program to enhance the early detection of exotic disease incursions and to provide sufficient surveillan

  • Foot-and-mouth disease lesions in the mouth of a Nepalese cow. These lesions are about five days old.

    Foot-and-mouth disease: prevention and preparedness

    5 March 2014

    Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is one of Australia’s greatest biosecurity risks.

  • A veterinarian dressed in surgical gloves an overalls with a hood is holding a syringe injecting a horse in the skin of its neck.

    Hendra virus: managing the risk in Western Australia

    30 January 2014

    Hendra virus is an emergency animal disease transmitted to horses by flying foxes (fruit bats).

  • Blister on a pig's hoof on the area between the foot and leg which is likley to be due to foot and mouth disease

    Emergency diseases of pigs

    15 January 2014

    There are many infectious emergency diseases of pigs that do not occur in Australia.

  • Cattle can be affected by anthrax

    Anthrax

    14 September 2015

    Anthrax is a bacterial disease of animals, most commonly seen in cattle, sheep and goats.

  • Pig in shelter straw

    Emergency pig disease: classical swine fever (CSF)

    8 December 2014

    Classical swine fever (CSF), also known as hog cholera, is a highly contagious disease of pigs caused by a pestivirus. The disease only affects pigs and is exotic to Australia.

  • Screw worm fly

    3 August 2015

    Screw worm fly is considered the most serious exotic pest threatening Australia's livestock industries and could cost up to $500 million a year in lost production and control measures if it entered

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