Why DAFWA carries out surveillance for livestock disease
Australia’s access to markets for livestock and livestock products depends on evidence from our surveillance systems that we are free of reportable and trade-sensitive livestock diseases. To gather this proof of freedom, the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) investigates cases where livestock show signs similar to reportable or trade-sensitive diseases. The WA livestock disease outlook – for producers (WALDO) is collated from information collected by DAFWA as part of proving Australia’s freedom from those diseases.