In the wake of the 2019/2020 bushfires in which an estimated three billion wildlife perished, a two-year ongoing collaborative project led by researchers from the University of Sunshine Coast, and land custodians from the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation, has shown bushfire management strategies would benefit if Aboriginal knowledge was included. Such knowledge could help mitigate […]
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AVA representatives have attended Senator Murray Watt’s briefing on the phase out of live sheep exports. Watt, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, formally announced the beginning of consultation, seeking views on a transition plan from stakeholders including the AVA.
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East Asia’s goal of eradicating malaria by 2030 has been bolstered with more than $1.3 million in new funding for research to develop and deploy a world-first diagnostic test. Almost $1m of the funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), will be used to develop the first point-of-care rapid diagnostic test for […]
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Rural veterinary business Apiam is calling for HECS forgiveness to ease pressure on workforce shortages. Apiam Managing Director Chris Richards told The Veterinarian that it is time the government took rural veterinary workforce shortages as seriously as those in health and teaching. “The rural veterinary workforce shortages are not going anywhere as we compete with […]
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A study published recently in the journal Animals has concluded that the rodeo event known as calf roping is cruel, terrifying, and stressful for the animals involved, and should no longer be considered an acceptable competitive sporting event or form of entertainment. Co-author and RSPCA Australia senior scientific officer Di Evans, said the study provided […]
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