A $150,000 grant has been awarded to researchers at Western Australia’s Harry Butler Institute’s Centre for Biosecurity and One Health at Murdoch University, to better understand the movement and spread of tick-associated cattle diseases. A detrimental threat to cattle, bovine anaemia due to (BATOG) disease is caused by a blood parasite in the Theileria orientalis […]
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The Australian Chief Veterinary Officer, Mark Schipp and Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer, Beth Cookson travelled to Indonesia in late May this year to offer Australia’s assistance to combat and contain the outbreaks there of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and lumpy skin disease (LSD). Indonesia has since made an emergency declaration, implemented movement restrictions, and has sourced […]
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Muhammad Hasan Mahrous, an Egyptian veterinarian who qualified in 2018 and works at a veterinary clinic in Dubai, is to receive the 2022 WSAVA Future Leader Award in recognition of his contribution to association building in his home country and to increasing access to continuing education for Egyptian veterinarians. The WSAVA Future Leader Award acknowledges […]
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Registered beekeepers affected by the NSW Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) outbreak will be compensated by an $18 million compensation package developed by governments and industry. The National Management Group (NMG) for Emergency Plant Pests has endorsed a national response plan to eradicate Varroa Destructor from the state, the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has […]
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Research published recently in the journal iScience has found genetic diversity in insurance populations of Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) is just as robust as it is in wild populations and confirms the effectiveness of captive breeding and management strategies. The study, led by researchers from the University of Sydney’s Australasian Wildlife Genomics Group, involved analysing and comparing […]
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