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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).

Sheep drinking at a dam

Managing blue-green algae on farms in Western Australia

2 December 2014

Blue-green algae are a group of algae including Nodularia spumigena, Microcystis aeruginosa and Anabaena circinalis.

Brahman cattle in export yards

Bluetongue virus

8 July 2014

Bluetongue virus can infect all ruminants but it usually only causes serious disease in sheep. Cattle may be infected with the virus but rarely show disease.

Pathologist looking at microscope and slide

Significant Disease Investigation Program

29 November 2013

Western Australia is free of most of the significant diseases that affect animals in other parts of the world.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Cattle on pasture

Kikuyu poisoning in livestock

29 January 2018

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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,

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