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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

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.

Benign footrot in sheep and goats in Western Australia

18 February 2015

There are two main forms of footrot in sheep and goats: virulent and benign. Both forms are caused by the bacterium Dichelobacter nodosus.

Kneeling sheep. Advanced footrot is a painful, crippling condition.

Managing virulent footrot in sheep and goats in Western Australia

17 February 2015

There are two forms of footrot in sheep and goats: virulent and benign. They are caused by infection with different strains of the bacterium, Dichelobacter nodosus.

Racing Pigeon

Pigeon rotavirus in Western Australia

23 January 2017

Pigeon rotavirus was first detected in Western Australia as a result of investigation of a disease outbreak in racing pigeons in May and June 2016.

Histopathology sampling guide for livestock

26 March 2018

The following procedure is designed to aid veterinarians when taking histopathology samples for livestock post-mortems.

Racing pigeon

Pigeon paramyxovirus (PPMV1)

10 November 2015

Pigeon paramyxovirus type 1 (PPMV1) is a contagious viral disease affecting pigeons. It was first detected in Australia in 2011 and is present in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.

Livestock post-mortem techniques workshop

Livestock disease veterinary sampling guide

12 April 2018

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has created the following guide to assist vets to collect appropriate samples during livestock disease investigations.

Cattle on pasture

Kikuyu poisoning in livestock

29 January 2018

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

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

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

Veterinary sample packaging guide

12 April 2018

The Veterinary sample packaging guide was developed by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), Western Australia, to assist veterinarians to package biologic

Man handling livestock using a device

Importing livestock into Western Australia - fees and charges

29 November 2013

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) fees and charges for biosecurity services comes into effect on 1 July each year* to enable DPIRD to continue to provide essenti

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

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.

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

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.

Fit to trade image

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.

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

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