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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  • One horse drinking at a water trough as another horse stands nearby.

    Strangles of horses

    12 December 2013

    Strangles is an infectious, bacterial disease of horses, which may affect any horse not previously exposed to the disease.

  • Potatoes being processed along a potato wash line

    Current plant biosecurity pest risk analyses

    14 October 2013

    This page summarises information on the status of plant and bee-related pest risk analyses prepared by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia.

  • AFB is a bacterial disease that if a small stick or match is inserted into the bottom of the diseased cell, the remains will “rope” when the match is removed.

    Preventing spread of American foulbrood disease

    16 June 2014

    American foulbrood is a disease of honeybee larvae caused by the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae.

  • Sacbrood disease

    Sacbrood disease of bees

    12 June 2014

    Sacbrood, a disease of honey bees in many parts of the world, has been identified in hives and apiaries in Western Australia since 1979.

  • Group of people around a table viewing documents

    Making a difference in farm biosecurity - educational package

    18 February 2015

    This farm biosecurity educational package developed for upper secondary agricultural students consists of a suite of lesson plans with case studies and activities. The content aims to help students

  • section of lymph node showing the changes that occur with OJD infection

    Ovine Johne's disease and abattoir inspections in WA

    6 December 2013

    Inspection of the intestines and associated lymph nodes of adult sheep is one of the most sensitive and cost-effective ways of detecting early ovine Johne's disease (OJD) infection on a property.

  • sheep showing weight loss typical of OJD

    Ovine Johne's disease: management options

    9 December 2013

    Ovine Johne's disease (OJD) is a slow-moving, progressive disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis.

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    Understanding ovine Johne's disease

    5 December 2013

    Ovine Johne's disease (OJD) is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (commonly referred to as Mycobacterium paratuberculosis).

  • weight loss is always seen with clincal OJD. Scouring is sometimes but not always seen

    Ovine Johne's disease

    4 December 2013

    Ovine Johne's disease (OJD) is a serious wasting disease that affects mainly sheep, and to a lesser extent goats.

  • Varroa mite appears as a small reddish brown oval on the bee

    Varroa mite and bees

    5 January 2015

    Varroa mite is an important parasite of bees worldwide, but fortunately not yet occurring in Western Australia or other mainland states of Australia.

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