Biosecurity

Biosecurity is fundamental for safeguarding our valuable agricultural resources against the threat and impacts of pests, weeds and diseases (pests).

Biosecurity is the management of the risk of animal and plant pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Western Australia, to protect our economy, environment and the community.

To protect Western Australian agricultural industries from pests the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia:

  • Works with stakeholders to identify and manage biosecurity risks.
  • Develops legislation.
  • Establishes import controls.
  • Conducts inspections.
  • Provides quarantine services as required.

To find out more about what we do to protect agricultural production and export opportunities within the State please search our website.

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  • 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.

  • Cattle surveillance network champion Sheena Smith and DPIRD vet Andrew Larkins

    Great Southern Cattle Surveillance Network

    17 September 2018

    Cattle producers in the shires of Albany, Denmark and Plantagenet in Western Australia now have the opportunity to join a new pilot surveillance network for cattle health that uses a simple SMS sys

  • Citrus canker on fruit and leaves

    Citrus canker: plant and tree removal in Restricted Areas

    4 July 2018

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has removed all known citrus host material from Restricted Areas in Kununurra and Wyndham.

  • Cattle in saleyards

    Early detection of emergency animal diseases

    27 June 2018

    Early detection of emergency animal diseases (EADs) was one of eleven subprojects within the Boosting Biosecurity Defences project.  This project was inititally due to finish on June 30 2018, howev

  • 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

  • Banner - infected fruit and leaves against citrus plantation

    Citrus canker Western Australia

    30 April 2018

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has taken action to protect Western Australia’s citrus growers from the threat of citrus canker following confirmation that the disease

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Histopathology sampling guide for livestock

    26 March 2018

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

  • Cattle on pasture

    Kikuyu poisoning in livestock

    29 January 2018

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

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