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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

Net type net blotch has thin brown streaks that often cross with a net like appearance

Managing net-form net blotch of barley in Western Australia

13 December 2012

Net-form net blotch is a fungal disease that can reduce yield and grain quality of barley crops. This page describes the symptoms briefly, with greater focus on how this disease is managed.

Sheep grazing in open field

Selective breeding of sheep for reduced methane emissions

18 October 2013

Selective breeding of sheep is an option for decreasing methane emissions. Through selection, methane production can be lowered per unit of feed intake.

DAFWA's European wasp field staff

European Wasp Surveillance and Eradication Program

13 August 2013

The European wasp is considered one of the worst wasps in the world - harmful to people, our outdoor lifestyles and to our horticultural and agricultural industries.

The Department of Agriculture and Food is asking the community to look out for and report signs of citrus gall wasp.

Citrus gall wasp in Western Australia

2 July 2014

Citrus gall wasp (Bruchophagus fellis) is a pest of citrus trees. Discovered in the suburb of Eden Hill in 2013 it is now an established pest in Perth.

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

Lamboo Station, Aerial 4 - cattle moving

Northern Beef Development

20 August 2014

The Northern Beef Development program aims to support the Western Australian northern beef industry to become more profitable, resilient, and sustainable.

Canola in the Stirling Ranges

Western Australian canola industry

1 November 2013

Canola is an important crop in Western Australia, with production over the last five years estimated at 2.2 million tonnes worth around $1.2 billion to the state economy each year.

Meat ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus)

Australian meat ants

13 April 2017

Australian meat ants (Iridomyrmex purpureus gp) are a native ant species.

Fabric pests damage

Identifying and controlling clothes moths, carpet beetles and silverfish

4 October 2013

Clothes moths, carpet beetles and silverfish can be destructive household pests. Learn how to recognise and deal with them.

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

Diarrhoea in adult cattle

22 May 2018

There are a variety of possible causes of diarrhoea in adult cattle and they are often different to the common causes of diarrhoea, or scours, in calves.

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

Nine pink adult free range pigs standing in various positions on dirt.

Pig genetics

14 January 2014

The genetic potential of pigs can have a major influence on the productivity and profitability of a pig enterprise.

A group of eight pink grower pigs standing in a pen.

On-farm handling of finisher pigs to optimise pork quality

14 January 2014

Pigs encounter humans in varying degrees on farm and at the abattoir. The consequence of pigs being handled negatively before slaughter is a reduction in pork quality.

Students from Western Australia College of Agriculture Harvey visiting DAFWA to learn about barley crops.

Upper secondary education resources

30 October 2013

The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia supports the growth of Western Australia’s agrifood sector in four key areas: markets, productivity, profitability and people.

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.

Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV)

29 January 2019

Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV) is a plant virus that occurs worldwide and infects capsicums and some other solanaceous plants.

Close up of white star potatoes on white background

Potato seed certification

20 November 2013

DDLS Seed Testing and Certification is responsible for administering the industry seed potato production schemes in Western Australia.

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