AHA farmBiosecurity Newsletter December 07

Animal Health Australian farmBiosecurity

farm biosecurity:
the issues

biosecurity trends at
home and abroad

members forum

secure your farm:
secure your future

read all about it...

WELCOME to the first edition of Animal Health Australia’s Farm Biosecurity News.

Farm Biosecurity News is a free email news update to help keep farm biosecurity fresh in your mind. It features news, case studies and insights into what other livestock industries are doing both at home and overseas.

Farm Biosecurity News provides you with a handy resource to reach livestock producers, extension officers, vets and others and update them on farm biosecurity issues and trends and showcase organisations leading the way.

Each edition examines one of the top five Farm Biosecurity issues; takes a look at biosecurity trends at home and abroad; updates you on AHA member news and looks at the latest Farm Biosecurity initiatives. It will finish with a media snapshot of recent biosecurity news.

So please:
Use our news: Please share the articles and news in this e-newsletter with your members/clients and use them in your own publications.

Pass it on: We are keen to ensure all relevant member contacts receive the e-newsletter. Please forward Farm Biosecurity News to your members and contacts. They can also use the feedback email to be added to the mailing list.

Tell us: What is happening in your state, territory, industry or at farm level? Tell us, so we can showcase your fantastic biosecurity initiatives to encourage others.

Find out more: If you would like more information on any of the topics in this edition, please feel free to contact Animal Health Australia via the feedback email.

Enjoy this inaugural edition of Farm Biosecurity News!

farm biosecurity: the issues

What are the risks and what is best practice? Farm Biosecurity examines the key biosecurity risk areas.

In this edition, we look at People Movement as a risk area and the particular role it has had to play in the spread of equine influenza (EI).

biosecurity trends at home and abroad

The Biosecurity Trends section looks at the latest events, research and findings, and biosecurity trends.

In this edition we take a look at:

The biosecurity risks at play in the UK in the recent foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak
The avian influenza outbreak in the UK and its lessons for Australian livestock producers

members forum

The Members Forum highlights the latest member news and provides a forum to share information and key learnings. We welcome member news to feature.

We take a look at:

The Australian Honey Bee Industry Council 2007 Apimondia Congress
The Australian Chicken Meat Federation’s recent industry webinar initiative
A new study on peri-urban farming from DAFF
Disease eradication in plant health

secure your farm: secure your future

The secure your farm: secure your future section updates you on the latest program initiatives and news poll results on key issues from the Farm Biosecurity program.

Farm Biosecurity is an Animal Health Australia initiative to engage livestock producers in good farm biosecurity practice.

read all about it...

Read all about it... is a media snapshot of recent biosecurity news, to keep you well informed.

‘Be Ready’ Farms Told
Another asian honey bee hive found in far north
Tougher plant biosecurity aims to protect not inconvenience
Emotional toll of EI to be investigated
We can't let up in the battle on animal diseases

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