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New and emerging livestock industries

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Whilst sheep, cattle, chickens and pigs are the bread and butter of Australia’s livestock production, there are a host of other unique livestock sectors across the country that contribute to the economy and require good on-farm biosecurity and emergency animal disease preparedness too.

On this page, you will find the tools to implement the simple, everyday biosecurity practices to protect the health of your livestock, limit production losses and help maintain market access for your industry.

Animal Health Australia has teamed up with Charles Sturt University to develop biosecurity resources and emergency animal disease preparedness information for new and emerging livestock industries including emu, turkey, dairy sheep, buffalo, deer and harvesting industries including rangeland goats and kangaroos.

The project, which was being funded by Agrifutures Australia, commenced with research undertaken by the university to determine attitudes to, and awareness of, biosecurity and emergency animal disease preparedness.

Resources and information are being developed for each of the new and emerging industry sectors and placed on this webpage. Scroll down to see what resources are available for the following industries:

  • Alpaca
  • Buffalo
  • Camel
  • Crocodile
  • Dairy sheep
  • Deer
  • Duck
  • Goat (dairy and fibre)
  • Game bird
  • Kangaroo
  • Marron and redclaw
  • Rabbit
  • Ratites
    –  Emu
    –  Ostrich
  • Turkey

For the alpaca, duck and dairy/fibre goat industries, visit the species-specific industry pages on the Farm Biosecurity website for further information.


Fact sheets and posters

Download and print these fact sheets to inform staff and others working on your property about the importance of biosecurity for your industry. You can also download the posters, print them and place them in and around your property to remind staff and visitors about the importance of biosecurity.

Buffalo

  • Poster

  • Fact sheet

Camels

  • Poster

  • Fact sheet

Crocodiles

  • Poster

  • Fact sheet

Dairy Sheep

  • Poster

  • Fact sheet

Deer

  • Poster

  • Fact sheet

Emus

  • Poster

  • Fact sheet

Game Birds

  • Poster

  • Fact sheet

Kangaroo

  • Poster

  • Fact sheet

Marron and Redclaw

  • Poster

  • Fact sheet

Ostrich

  • Poster

  • Fact sheet

Rabbit

  • Poster

  • Fact sheet

Turkey

  • Poster

  • Fact sheet

Resources
Buffalo A3 poster (58 KB)
Buffalo fact sheet (925 KB)
Camel A3 poster (55 KB)
Camel fact sheet (900 KB)
Crocodile A3 poster (60 KB)
Crocodile fact sheet (840 KB)
Dairy Sheep A3 poster (62 KB)
Dairy Sheep fact sheet (761 KB)
Deer A3 poster (58 KB)
Deer fact sheet (955 KB)
Emu A3 poster (59 KB)
Biosecurity and emergency animal disease preparedness for the emu industry (571 KB)
Game Bird A3 poster (68 KB)
Game Bird fact sheet (799 KB)
Kangaroo A3 poster (59 KB)
Kangaroo fact sheet (1 MB)
Marron and Redclaw A3 poster (102 KB)
Marron and Redclaw fact sheet (965 KB)
Ostrich A3 poster (57 KB)
Biosecurity and emergency animal disease preparedness for the ostrich industry (736 KB)
Rabbit A3 poster (58 KB)
Rabbit fact sheet (663 KB)
Turkey A3 poster (64 KB)
Turkey fact sheet (747 KB)

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