Animal Biosecurity & Welfare program contacts for Western Australia

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The Animal Biosecurity and Welfare program within the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) manages evidence-based systems to maintain and verify our high animal health, food safety and animal welfare status.

These systems underpin our export and domestic markets and assure consumers that our livestock products are free of residues, contaminants and disease agents and are produced in accordance with animal welfare standards.

Listed below are key program contacts for Animal Biosecurity and Welfare.

Animal Biosecurity and Welfare program management

Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Michelle Rodan	michelle.rodan@dpird.wa.gov.au
Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer - Surveillance & Control Dr Marion Seymour	marion.seymour@dpird.wa.gov.au +61 (0)427 420176
Emergency Animal Disease Preparedness Dr Sarah Kahn	+61 (0)8 9368 3664 sarah.kahn@dpird.wa.gov.au
Animal Welfare Policy Keith Claymore	+61 (0)8 9368 3575 keith.claymore@dpird.wa.gov.au See Animal welfare for information on how to report animal cruelty
Aquatic Animal Health Dr Katie Webb	+61 (0)8 9780 6255 katie.webb@dpird.wa.gov.au
Policy and Planning Dr Jamie Finkelstein	+61 (0)8 9368 3805 jamie.finkelstein@dpird.wa.gov.au
Product Integrity Chris Rodwell	+61 (0)8 9368 3627 chris.rodwell@dpird.wa.gov.au
Surveillance and Control Policy Dr Diana Turpin	+61 (0)8 9368 3343 diana.turpin@dpird.wa.gov.au

Surveillance programs and biosecurity contacts

National Arbovirus Monitoring Program (NAMP) Dr Zoe Chatfield National Significant Disease Investigation program Dr Anna Erickson National Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) Program Dr Amelia Cameron	+61 (0)8 9690 2289 zoe.chatfield@dpird.com.au +61 (0)8 9881 0211 anna.erickson@dpird.wa.gov.au +61 (0)8 9368 3324 amelia.cameron@dpird.wa.gov.au
Johne's disease in sheep Dr Anna Erickson Ovine brucellosis Leigh Sonnemann Footrot Dr Sarah Float	+61 (0)8 9881 0211 anna.erickson@dpird.wa.gov.au +61 0(8) 9368 3154 leigh.sonnemann@dpird.wa.gov.au +61 0(8) 9780 6126 sarah.float@dpird.wa.gov.au
Cattle biosecurity Dr Willem Janson Johne's disease in cattle Dr Zoe Chatfield	+61 (0)8 9780 6233 will.janson@dpird.wa.gov.au +61 (0)8 9690 2289 zoe.chatfield@dpird.wa.gov.au
Pig biosecurity Dr Diana Turpin	+61 (0)8 9368 3343 diana.turpin@dpird.wa.gov.au
Wildlife surveillance Dr Siva Thayaparan	+61 (0)8 9368 3813 sivapiragasam.thayaparan@dpird.wa.gov.au
Surveillance and disease control - subsidies for disease investigations	Subsidy forms for veterinary investigations
Laboratory testing DPIRD Diagnostics & Laboratory Services (DDLS) - Animal pathology	Lab sample submission form Sample submission enquiries +61 (0)8 9368 3351

DPIRD field vet contacts

Protect your markets and human health - report livestock disease to a vet

The earlier diseases are reported to a vet, the faster they can be controlled, minimising the impact on individual farmers and industry. To report unusual disease signs, abnormal behaviour or unexpected deaths in your livestock, contact:

your private vet
your closest DPIRD field vet - see table below, or
the Emergency Animal Disease hotline 1800 675 888 (not to be used for general agriculture enquiries).

Albany	Dr Rob Graham robert.graham@dpird.wa.gov.au +61 (0)8 9892 8414 +61 (0)419 147 849
Broome	Dr Tarcy Sullivan tracy.sullivan@dpird.wa.gov.au Dr Graham Mackereth graham.mackereth@dpird.wa.gov.au +61 (0)8 9194 1420 +61 (0)477 358 066
Bunbury	Dr Will Janson will.janson@dpird.wa.gov.au +61 (0)8 9780 6185 +61 (0)408 672 946
Geraldton	+61 (0)8 9956 8554 zoe.chatfield@dpird.wa.gov.au +61 (0)408 779 348
Katanning	Dr Judy Burson judy.burson2@dpird.wa.gov.au +61 (0)8 9821 3220
Kununurra	+61 (0)8 9166 4016 tracy.sullivan@dpird.wa.gov.au
Moora	+61 (0)8 9651 0555 zoe.chatfield@dpird.wa.gov.au +61 (0)408 779 348
Narrogin	Dr Rod Thompson rod.thompson@dpird.wa.gov.au +61 (0)8 9690 2156 +61 (0)467 766 720
Northam	Dr Zoe Chatfield zoe.chatfield@dpird.wa.gov.au +61 (0)8 9690 2289 +61 (0)408 779 348
Perth metro/ peri-urban	+61 (0)8 9881 0211 anna.erickson@dpird.wa.gov.au
On-call vet all areas	Emergency Animal Disease Watch Hotline 1800 675 888

Product Integrity contacts (Brands, stock ID, NLIS and stock movement; chemical use and stockfeed)

Livestock identification Brands / PICs/ registration National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) Registration forms	1300 926 547 (1300 WA NLIS) nlis@dpird.wa.gov.au
Brands Registration office	Brands.Bunbury@dpird.wa.gov.au
NLIS and traceability Registrar of stock and apiaries	+61 (0)8 9368 3142 brett.mclarty@dpird.wa.gov.au
Veterinary chemicals Dr Martin Matisons	+61 (0)8 9368 3634 martin.matisons@dpird.wa.gov.au
Animal feed Brett McLarty	+61 (0)8 9368 3142 brett.mclarty@dpird.wa.gov.au

Livestock import and export contacts

EXPORTERS

Property of origin statements for Western Australia

livestockbiosecurity@dpird.wa.gov.au

IMPORTERS

QWA livestock import contacts
QWA importing livestock and client enquiries - Kirsten Hall
Forms for importing livestock into WA
Importing horses - post-border tick and liver fluke requirements

Tel: +61 (0)8 9334 1800
Fax: +61 (0)8 9334 1888
kirsten.hall@dpird.wa.gov.au

leigh.sonnemann@dpird.wa.gov.au

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Animal Biosecurity & Welfare program contacts for Western Australia

Animal Biosecurity and Welfare program management

Chief Veterinary Officer
Dr Michelle Rodan

Surveillance programs and biosecurity contacts

DPIRD field vet contacts

Protect your markets and human health - report livestock disease to a vet

Albany

Broome

Bunbury

Geraldton

Katanning

Kununurra

Moora

Narrogin

Northam

Perth metro/
peri-urban