Biosecurity matters.

Biosecurity planning and management is important in preventing and reducing the risk of weed, plant and animal disease spread across your farm. Disease risk changes all depending on how and where animal diseases are moving throughout the world.

Click here if you want to update your Biosecurity Management Plan.

Lumpy Skin information or references: https://www.eastausmilk.org.au/lumpy-skin-diesease

Foot and Mouth disease information or resources: https://www.eastausmilk.org.au/foot-and-mouth-disease

Accredited certifiers for cattle tick

Accredited certifiers are trained and authorised by legislation to certify the cattle tick status of livestock. They may be used when moving livestock between cattle tick zones or verifying the effectiveness of an eradication program in the free zone.

Accredited certifiers can issue biosecurity certificates and may inspect and/or treat livestock in order to verify a tick free status. Inspection and treatments may be performed on property or at a clearing facility. On property inspection and treatments will allow livestock to be certified at their place of origin and moved directly to their destination.

The biosecurity manual (PDF, 1MB) outlines the procedures to be followed by an accredited certifier when certifying the cattle tick status of livestock. Biosecurity certificates will only be issued if the accredited certifier is satisfied that the 'risk minimisation requirements' outlined in the manual have been met and that the livestock are tick free.

Find an accredited certifier for your district on the DAF website: https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/farms-fishing-forestry/agriculture/animal/move/tick-zones/certifiers

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