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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

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Carbon farming management options in Western Australia

13 November 2013

The aim of carbon farming is to sequester more carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as part of Australia's response to climate change.

Liver fluke testing and laboratory requirements for Western Australia

14 November 2014

Liver fluke is a parasite of ruminants and is not present in Western Australia.

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Animal Biosecurity & Welfare program contacts for Western Australia

25 September 2014

The Animal Biosecurity and Welfare program within the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) manages evidence-based systems to maintain and verify our high animal health,

Sheep exiting stockyards

Property of origin statements for Western Australia

26 June 2016

A key component of live animal exports is the health certification that demonstrates to the importing country that the livestock meet market requirements.

Hands shaking in front of growing wheat.

Farm Debt Mediation Scheme WA

19 February 2015

The Farm Debt Mediation Scheme in Western Australia is available to assist farm and pastoral businesses and financial institutions resolve disputes about business financial arrangements.

DPIRD vet at Katanning Saleyards examining sheep

Surveillance incentives for WA livestock producers

20 August 2019

Western Australian producers can access a variety of subsidies for disease investigations in livestock that will minimise the cost of calling a vet and maximise the benefits.

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. 

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Aboriginal Economic Development Program

7 August 2017

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) Aboriginal Economic Development (AED) program builds the capacity of Aboriginal people to participate in the Western Australi

Animal health surveillance and disease control forms

12 April 2018

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) maintains animal health surveillance and disease control programs to support Western Australia's high animal health status.

Sheep reproduction and reducing methane emissions

20 November 2013

Running a flock of sheep and raising lambs has both direct (enteric fermentation) and indirect (lime, fertiliser, fuel, production of feed) greenhouse gas emissions.

Annual ryegrass toxicity in livestock

14 August 2014

Annual ryegrass toxicity (ARGT) is a potentially fatal poisoning of livestock after consumption of annual ryegrass infected by the bacterium Rathayibacter toxicus (formerly known as Cl

Cattle grazing Rhodes grass with irrigation centre pivot in background

Mosaic agriculture in northern WA

19 December 2019

Traditionally, agriculture in the Western Australian rangelands has predominantly relied on grazing stock on native vegetation, with some irrigation precincts around Carnarvon and on the Ord River

Ram scrotum with no obvious swellings, however palpation may detect abnormalities in the epididymal or testicle tissue

Ovine brucellosis

10 July 2014

Ovine brucellosis is a reproductive disease that can affect all breeds of sheep.

Sheep eating hay in a paddock

Testing hay for annual ryegrass toxicity (ARGT) risk

13 February 2017

Hay, silage, pasture, and feeds that contains annual ryegrass may cause annual ryegrass toxicity (ARGT).

Beekeeper inspecting frame of developing bees

Reporting bee pests and surveillance

8 March 2023

Beekeepers in Western Australia are encouraged to regularly check their hives for pests and diseases and report their findings.

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Aboriginal Economic Development - how we work

20 June 2023

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) Aboriginal Economic Development (AED) program lays the building blocks for a new approach to AED in WA.

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Aboriginal Economic Development - our program of work

20 June 2023

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPRID) Aboriginal Economic Development (AED) Program is designed to facilitate sustainable and lasting increases to Aboriginal economi

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