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National Wildlife Biosecurity Guidelines 19 June 2020
Dear Colleague
National Wildlife Biosecurity Guidelines
At a time when Australia’s biosecurity effectiveness is more important than ever, I wish to draw your attention to a crucial resource to guide the work of everyone who works with wildlife; the National Wildlife Biosecurity Guidelines.
Initially released in November 2018, these unprecedented Guidelines are a pivotal set of...
Introduction of annual permits for non-desexed cats and dangerous/restricted dogs 05 June 2020
From 1 July 2020 the NSW Government will introduce annual permits for owners of non-desexed cats, restricted dog breeds, and dogs declared to be dangerous.
This means that owners of cats not desexed by four months of age will be required to pay an $80 annual permit in addition to their one-off lifetime pet registration fee.
Owners of dogs of a restricted breed or declared to be dangerous will be required to pay a $195 annual permit in addition to their one-off lifetime pet registration fee. This applies to dogs that are already registered.
Pet owners will be able to pay for annual...
Emergency Animal Disease and Zoonotic Disease Webinar Program 11 May 2020
For veterinarians and para-veterinary staff
NSW Department of Primary Industries, in conjunction with Local Land Services and the Australian
Veterinary Association, are relaunching the webinar program for veterinarians and para-veterinary staff
in clinical practice, including small, mixed or large animal practitioners. In addition to the 10 original
presentations, a new presentation on African Swine Fever has now been included....
Hendra virus spillover warning 01 May 2020
BatOneHealth (batonehealth.org) is a global team of experts working across multiple scales to learn the causes of spillover and find sustainable solutions that protect future generations from zoonotic disease.
Our research in Australia focuses on the complex interactions between climate, land use change, flying fox ecology, Hendra virus dynamics and spillover into horses. In particular, our long-term studies of this system enable us to...
Advice of public consultation regarding anticoagulant rodenticides 15 April 2020
The APVMA has opened a public consultation (https://apvma.gov.au/node/65686) regarding the use patterns for anticoagulant rodenticides (https://apvma.gov.au/node/65671).
Registered products containing the following active constituents are included in this consultation:
First-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (FGARs)
- warfarin
- coumatetralyl
- ...
Animal Health Committee statement on COVID-19 testing in animals 14 April 2020
Animal Health Committee policy statement on COVID-19 diagnostic testing and surveillance in animals
9 April 2020
Dear colleagues
I am writing to advise you that Animal Health Committee has developed a position statement on COVID-19 testing and surveillance in animals. This is copied below and can be found on the Animal Health Committee website (...
Taronga Wildlife Treatment and Care Veterinary Professional Training 09 April 2020
This new course presented by Taronga will support veterinarians and veterinary nurses to develop knowledge and skills in native wildlife triage, including first aid, initial treatment and emergency care.
Workshops are delivered at Taronga Zoo Sydney or Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo
...Amendments to the Veterinary Practice Regulation 2013 06 April 2020
The NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) has amended the Veterinary Practice Regulation 2013. These amendments provide greater clarity of the controls the NSW Veterinary Practitioners Board has regarding registration, complaints handling and disciplinary proceedings and disclosure of information in certain circumstances with veterinary practitioners within New South Wales.
The amendments include:
- updating legislative...
Emergency response to African Swine Fever 31 March 2020
March 2020 CVO Bulletin regarding African Swine Fever.
This CVO Bulletin has been issued on behalf of Sarah Britton – the Chief Veterinary Officer...
Unassessed computer based courses to earn structured points 30 March 2020
The Board notes that many veterinary practices may wish to encourage staff to take study leave in addition to annual leave in the event COVID 19 restrictions lead to less veterinary work.
Given the restrictions on face to face continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities the Board has resolved that unassessed AV/audio/computer based courses (including webinars) will earn structured CPD points (1 point allocated per 1 hour of activity) until further notice. Evidence of completing the activity is required for validation.
Please note that information provided in your Annual Return later this...