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Fresh fruit, vegetables, nuts, seed and honey are potential carriers of unwanted pests and diseases

Quarantine - organisms and potential carriers

12 December 2013

Under biosecurity legislation, any item that poses a biosecurity risk should be referred to quarantine inspectors for assessment.

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Onion smut: declared pest

20 December 2019

Onion smut (Urocystis cepulae) is a disease of onions. This disease is absent from Western Australia.

A beagle detector dog called Boston

Quarantine WA

29 August 2013

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's Quarantine WA service works hard to prevent the introduction of exotic pests, diseases and weeds found in other states and territorie

Sheep exiting stockyards

Property of origin statements for Western Australia

26 June 2016

A key component of live animal exports is the health certification that demonstrates to the importing country that the livestock meet market requirements.

Pigs: a step-by-step guide to sampling and post-mortem

26 March 2020

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has created a sampling and post-mortem guide to assist veterinarians investigating pig disease. 

Sign at quarantine checkpoint to stop and declare restricted items such as honey, nuts and other plant material

Quarantine - information for private travellers

29 April 2014

Western Australia remains relatively free of pests and diseases that adversely affect our agricultural industries and environment.

DPIRD vet at Katanning Saleyards examining sheep

Surveillance incentives for WA livestock producers

20 August 2019

Western Australian producers can access a variety of subsidies for disease investigations in livestock that will minimise the cost of calling a vet and maximise the benefits.

Ram scrotum with no obvious swellings, however palpation may detect abnormalities in the epididymal or testicle tissue

Ovine brucellosis

10 July 2014

Ovine brucellosis is a reproductive disease that can affect all breeds of sheep.

Grape leaf infected with Phomopsis viticola showing the characteristic yellow halos surrounding black spots

Phomopsis viticola: prohibited disease

6 June 2014

Phomopsis cane and leaf spot is caused by the fungus Phomopsis viticola which is a prohibited organism in Western Australia.

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Quarantine - moving to WA

6 January 2014

The Department of  Primary Industries and Regional Development, through Quarantine WA, enforces quarantine laws that must be considered if you plan to move to WA.

DPIRD taxonomist with insect specimens

DDLS - Entomology services

7 November 2018

DDLS - Entomology services provides expertise in invertebrate identification as well as helping to facilitate domestic and international trade and assists in protecting the biosecurity of Western A

Male fall armyworm moth

Fall armyworm in Western Australia

13 February 2020

The fall armyworm moth (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a plant pest that can damage a wide variety of crops.

Liver fluke testing and laboratory requirements for Western Australia

14 November 2014

Liver fluke is a parasite of ruminants and is not present in Western Australia.

removing a tick from a dog

Anaplasmosis in dogs

31 May 2020

Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease that occurs in dogs, caused by either the bacteria Anaplasma platys or A. phagocytophila.

Cattle grazing Rhodes grass with irrigation centre pivot in background

Mosaic agriculture in northern WA

19 December 2019

Traditionally, agriculture in the Western Australian rangelands has predominantly relied on grazing stock on native vegetation, with some irrigation precincts around Carnarvon and on the Ord River

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Animal Biosecurity & Welfare program contacts for Western Australia

25 September 2014

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,

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Industrial hemp in Western Australia

8 May 2018

Upcoming free hemp workshops

Learn more about crop production in WA and register for industrial hemp grower workshops:

Animal health surveillance and disease control forms

12 April 2018

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) maintains animal health surveillance and disease control programs to support Western Australia's high animal health status.

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Western Australia’s rural support services

7 October 2015

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) provides this information to help people in the rural areas of Western Australia find the support and assistance they need to d

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Aboriginal Economic Development Program

7 August 2017

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) Aboriginal Economic Development (AED) program builds the capacity of Aboriginal people to participate in the Western Australi

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