Domestic animals: pets or pests?

Global Biosecurity 2010 will provide an opportunity for a broad range of discussion regarding agricultural and environmental biosecurity, including the issue of household pets becoming pests.

Global Biosecurity Media Relese: February 2010

New tools on the horizon for exotic disease control in feral pigs

The Global Biosecurity 2010 Conference provides many biosecurity experts the chance to present their research, including Dr Lapidge who will discuss techniques to predict and manage potential disease spread in feral pigs.

Global Biosecurity Media Relese: 27 January 2010

Drastic pruning technique to tackle exotic grapevine diseases

Eradicating harmful plant diseases from vineyards through drastic pruning techniques may minimise the economic and social impact of an incursion.

Global Biosecurity Media Relese: 20 January 2010

CSI-inspired research to enhance quarantine detection methods

CRC researchers are using forensic methods to test overseas travellers’ hair, footwear and clothing for potentially harmful plant pathogens.

Global Biosecurity Media Relese: 15 January 2010

Technology targets biosecurity to boost market access

Hand-held technologies improve market access as they allow more efficient and accurate collection of surveillance data.

Joint media release (Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia): 8 January 2010

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The fight against feral disease

In a world where people, trade and goods are in constant transit – protecting Australia’s borders is vital to safeguarding the nation’s biosecurity.

Global Biosecurity Media Relese: 21 December 2009

Wildlife diseases threaten biodiversity and human health

The increasing number of infectious diseases emerging in wildlife could have dire consequences for the level of biodiversity in the environment and for human health.

Global Biosecurity Media Relese: 9 December 2009

Rapid response needed to rein in biosecurity breaks

Scientists are investigating how Australians can respond more quickly and strategically to biosecurity outbreaks.

Global Biosecurity Media Release: 1 December 2009

New Post-Harvest Biosecurity Laboratory

A new laboratory focused on post-harvest biosecurity was officially opened at Murdoch University on Friday 27 November.

Media Release: 30 November 2009

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Harvest puts grains biosecurity under the microscope

With harvest in full-swing across Australian grain-belts, biosecurity may not be the first topic that comes to mind out in the paddock.

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