Livestock & animals

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development supply chain support, research and development and rigorous biosecurity systems underpin the economic success of Western Australia’s livestock industries. In 2011/12, the WA livestock industries contributed 26% of the state’s agriculture, fisheries and forestry production, worth approximately $2 billion at the farm gate.

WA is a world leader in live exports, super fine wool production and dryland sheep and grain systems. Both cattle and sheep systems are focused on export markets to Asia and the Middle East. WA also has innovative, world-class integrated dairy and pork industries meeting local and South East Asian demand for safe, fresh milk and pork. The WA poultry industry is growing strongly as a result of increasing domestic consumption.

Global demand for high-quality, safe animal protein and products produced according to high animal welfare standards will continue to rise in coming years. Increasingly DAFWA will partner with industry -- locally, nationally and internationally -- in transformational business projects to capitalise on this demand.

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  • Updated sheep goat eid colour

    Electronic identification for sheep and goats

    1 December 2022

    The adoption of mandatory electronic identification (eID) for sheep and goats is a way of improving traceability pra

  • Stable fly is an aggravating insect with sharp mouthparts that are used to bite animals and draw blood.

    Stable fly in Western Australia

    23 October 2013

    Stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) is a declared pest under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007, that has become an aggravating pest in Western Australia, particular

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    The Lambing Planner

    24 October 2013

    The Lambing Planner is a simple tool that allows you to change a lambing date or a joining date to see the impacts of that on other key times in the reproductive year.

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    Southern Rangelands Revitalisation Program

    7 July 2021

    The Southern Rangelands Revitalisation Program aims to support pastoralists to investigate and implement long-term solutions for on-station improvements in rangeland condition, land productivity an

  • 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.

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    SheepLinks - FEED365

    25 November 2021

    FEED365 is a four-year project (2021–2025) under the SheepLinks program that engages sheep producers and allied industries to re-design livestock forage systems for grazing

  • State Barrier Fence with the installation of lap wire which has upgraded the fence to wild dog standard

    State Barrier Fence overview

    16 January 2014

    The Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (BAM Act) provides the authority for regulations to be made for the erection and maintenance of barrier fences as a means of controlling

  • 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

  • Registration forms for livestock and bee ownership in Western Australia

    29 June 2015

    In Western Australia, all owners of livestock and bees are legally required to register with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Brands Office.

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    Managing flystrike in sheep

    29 November 2013

    Flystrike is a significant health and welfare risk to Australian sheep and costs $280 million annually.

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