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Vaccination of a sheep high on the neck behind the ear.

Veterinary chemical users

28 November 2013

Western Australia has laws to control chemical use on trade animals. These laws protect people, animals and the environment from harm.

Bat with Australian bat lyssavirus

Animal health and One Health in Western Australia

27 October 2017

 ‘One Health’ is an internationally supported approach that recognises that the health and well-being of animals, people and the environment are closely linked and that international, national and

Liver removed from lamb carcass and ready to collect a sample

Ewe abortion and newborn lamb deaths surveillance program

20 June 2016

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development conducts a surveillance program for ewe abortion and newborn lamb deaths to assist sheep producers to identify the cause of abortions a

Cattle on pasture

Kikuyu poisoning in livestock

29 January 2018

Kikuyu (Pennisetum clandestimun) is a subtropical perennial grass with spring to autumn growth.

Cows grazing pasture in the Great Southern

Infertility and abortion in cows

3 December 2018

There are multiple causes of infertility, abortion and stillbirths in cows. These include some diseases that are exotic to Western Australia and some zoonotic diseases.

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

Sheep drinking at a dam

Water quality for livestock

3 December 2014

Measure water quality and quantity to effectively plan and monitor water supplies for livestock.

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.

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).

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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,

Loading a sample on the MALDI-TOF at the Animal Health Laboratories. A MALDI-TOF (or matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight) is a soft ionization technique used in mass spectrometry, allowing the analysis of biomolecules)

DPIRD Diagnostics and Laboratory Services (DDLS) - Animal Pathology

25 October 2013

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Diagnostics and Laboratory Services (DDLS) - Animal Pathology, Western Australia (formerly DAFWA Animal Health Laboratories) provides a

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