Animal Health Australia

27/11/2025

What’s bugging your herd? 🦟Know the parasites flourishing on your farm this spring! 👉 Learn more at https://bit.ly/4oDmE08

21/11/2025

Farmers have faced floods, droughts, and trade challenges with resilience. Stand with the Land this to support those who sustain us.



Learn more: https://agday.org.au/

19/11/2025

🪰 Keeping Australia screw-worm fly free!

Biosecurity experts from across Australia met at Berrimah Farm, Darwin, for the annual Screw-Worm Fly Surveillance and Preparedness Program (SWFSPP) meeting.

The event focused on:
📝 Review of trapping and myiasis surveillance
📈 Global SWF trends and Australia’s risk profile
🧠 Strategic planning for future preparedness

Plus, the triennial SWFSPP entomology workshop brought together 20+ entomologists from NT, WA, NSW, and the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy sharpened their SWF identification and surveillance skills.

👉 Read more: https://bit.ly/4p7DOmy

18/11/2025

Exercise Flight Path: strengthening Australia’s emergency animal disease preparedness

Representatives from Australia’s poultry industry and government agencies recently took part in Exercise Flight Path — an emergency animal disease preparedness activity led by Animal Health Australia and funded by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

The exercise aimed to review, validate and enhance AUSVETPLAN policies for managing an outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI).

👏 Big thanks to all participants and observers for your input and engagement! Your feedback helps us keep AUSVETPLAN evolving and enhances Australia’s preparedness for HPAI.

👉 Learn about AUSVETPLAN at: https://bit.ly/4r6Kumy



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03/11/2025

Australia’s three Chiefs of biosecurity have come together to mark One Health Day, reminding all Australians of the shared responsibility to safeguard our world-renowned biosecurity status.

One Health Day is a global initiative that recognises the interconnectedness of human, animal, plant and environmental health, and highlights the collaboration necessary to protect our environment, our economy and our way of life.

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Australia’s three Chiefs of biosecurity have come together to mark One Health Day, reminding all Australians of the shared responsibility to safeguard our world-renowned biosecurity status.One Health Day is a global initiative that recognises the interconnectedness of human, animal, plant and envi...

31/10/2025

🌟 Ready to lead and shape the future of animal health in Australia? 🌟

AHA is looking for a Head of Program – Surveillance to lead national livestock disease surveillance.

✅ Senior leadership role
✅ Shape national animal health outcomes
✅ Work with government & industry partners

Keen to make a real impact? Apply now and help protect Australia’s livestock sector. ✨👏

👉 More info: https://www.seek.com.au/job/87927430

30/10/2025

✅ That’s a wrap!

Thanks to all the dedicated industry and SA Government representatives who joined us for the LLI Workshop in South Australia. Your commitment to strengthening our emergency animal disease response capacity is inspiring.

Let’s keep the momentum going - stay connected, stay informed, and continue building a resilient livestock industry.

29/10/2025

🎉 We’re live in Adelaide for the Liaison – Livestock Industry (LLI) Workshop!

This SA Government-hosted event brings together industry leaders and PIRSA in a scenario-based training environment.

It’s all about strengthening our emergency animal disease (EAD) response—through partnership, preparation, and shared expertise.

21/10/2025

⭐️ Exciting opportunity ⭐️

AHA is seeking a Head of Surveillance to join their team! In this role, you'll be the driving force behind Australia's national animal disease surveillance, leading strategic planning, research, and delivery of high-impact programs and projects.

Applications close 31 Oct - find out more 👉 https://www.seek.com.au/job/87927430

25/09/2025

🎊 Happy 40th to CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness 🎂

As Australia’s frontline defence, the ACDP continues to safeguard people, agriculture and the Australian economy through world-class science and high-containment biosecurity.

Learn more about their critical work 👇

CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness is Australia’s frontline defence safeguarding our people, agriculture and economy through world-class science and high-containment biosecurity.

15/09/2025

Help strengthen Australia’s emergency animal disease preparedness

Animal Health Australia, PIRSA, and national Peak Industry Bodies invite livestock industry professionals to take part in the Liaison – Livestock Industry (LLI) workshop in Adelaide on 30 October 2025.

This workshop is designed for those who may represent their industry in a control centre during an Emergency Animal Disease (EAD) outbreak. It’s not general training—it’s targeted, practical, and essential.

✅ Get across the national EAD response arrangements
✅ Understand the LLI role and how it connects industry and government
✅ Build confidence in crisis communication and coordination
✅ Take part in scenario-based exercises that prepare you for the real thing

Nominations are open through your Peak Industry Body (PIB) as one of Animal Health Australia’s livestock industry members.

🔗 For more information or to submit an expression of interest, visit animalhealthaustralia.com.au/lli/eoi-form

Together, we can build a more resilient livestock sector.

08/09/2025

Are you a visionary veterinary leader with a passion for animal health, surveillance and collaborating towards a positive impact? 🐮🐑🐓

Then join the AHA team as the Head of Surveillance! In this role, you'll lead strategic planning, research, and delivery of high-impact programs and projects to ensure the nation’s animal health status is robustly monitored, reported and communicated 🔎

Applications close 19 September 2025. Find out more 👉 https://www.seek.com.au/job/86901366?ref=cm-ui