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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Queensland, Australia, set to have more potent surveillance for major animal diseases with funding
Australia's Queensland state, in partnership with the Northern Territory and Western Australia, will have even stronger surveillance and preparedness for emergency animal diseases with an injection of $4.33 million in federal funding.
Thursday, January 19, 2023
USDA seeks public comment on proposal to strengthen animal disease traceability regulations
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to amend animal disease traceability regulations and require electronic identification for interstate movement of certain c ...
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Biosecurity networks in Southeast Asia crucial for Australia's defence against animal diseases, industry official notes
Biosecurity 'neighbourhood watch' networks across livestock export supply chains throughout Southeast Asia will continue to be pivotal to Australia's forward-defence against animal disease incursions, according to NT Livestock Exporters' As ...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Experts in Victoria, Australia, to share insights on animal diseases in Asia Pacific
World experts will be in Victoria, Australia, this week to share predictions and insights on infectious animal diseases in the Asia Pacific as CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, hosts expert network meetings of the World Organisati ...
Monday, October 31, 2022
Updated Chinese law to push husbandry development, improve animal disease regulations
China's National People's Congress Standing Committee passed on October 30 the newly revised Animal Husbandry Law to boost the green development of the domestic industry.
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
US-based organisations jointly create guidelines for veterinary business in relation to foreign animal disease outbreak
The American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) and the Academy of Veterinary Consultants (AVC), two US-based organizations representing cattle veterinarians, have jointly developed guidelines to help protect veterinary businesses i ...
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Lack of control tools for animal diseases could seriously affect sustainability goals, research states
New research published in The Lancet Planetary Health has identified a lack of appropriate control tools for many infectious diseases of animals that can have a significant impact upon the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Montana, US Department of Livestock concludes animal disease training involving potential ASF outbreak
The Department of Livestock of Montana, the United States, had completed a recent training exercise to improve response to a foreign animal disease in a swine herd.
Friday, August 12, 2022
Victoria, Australia to set up mobile animal disease command centres
Victoria, Australia will establish mobile emergency animal disease incident command centres and a portable testing laboratory to quicken first responses to local detections.
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Philippines agriculture department partners with US university in fight against animal diseases
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) has struck up an academic partnership with a US university amid its fight against animal diseases like African swine fever (ASF).
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Meat council urges end to wild claims affecting Australia's response against animal diseases
Australia's Red Meat Advisory Council (RMAC) is calling for an end to "hysterical" claims about food supply, industry compensation and other exotic animal disease issues, which "only seek to instil fear rather than any genuin ...
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
USDA-APHIS seeks project proposals for foreign animal disease response
The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is continuing to advance animal disease preparedness and response through its farm bill animal health programmes.
Monday, September 6, 2021
USDA sets aside US$300 million to support surveillance of animal diseases and COVID-19
The United States Department of Agriculture is dedicating US$300 million in the American Rescue Plan Act funding to conduct surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging and zoonotic diseases in susceptible animals and build an early warni ...
Monday, September 28, 2020
US to build facility for studying animal diseases and supporting vaccine development
The United States will be setting up its first facility to provide maximum biocontainment (BSL-4) laboratories capable of housing cattle and other large livestock.
Monday, September 21, 2020
US funds animal disease lab in Philippines
The United States, through the Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP), has funded an advanced laboratory in Central Luzon, Philippines, in the city of Tarlac, reported Global Biodefense.

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