Resources and Factsheets
For all Cattle, Sheep & Goats. Small farms, big farms, peri-urban, lifestylers, and more. Fact sheets can be downloaded as a PDF.
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New Trespass Laws
What you need to know to protect your farm against trespassers.
Two Essential Systems
The LPA and NLIS systems work together to ensure food safety and traceability.
On-Farm Biosecurity
Effective biosecurity allows for early detection and helps reduce the risk of diseases, pests and weeds.
General
There is potential to cause significant impacts to the livestock industries...
When establishing or reviewing yarding and loading facilities for livestock...
Cattle
Johne's Disease is an infectious incurable wasting disease of cattle caused by the C strain...
Foot and Mouth is a highly contagious vial disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals...
Grass Tetany is a fatal metabolic disorder caused by low levels of magnesium in the blood...
Producers may introduce new animals onto their properties for several reasons however the risks of
Lumpy Skin Disease is a devastating disease for cattle caused by the Capripoxvirus...
Pain relief also allows animals to recover quicker and have less of a negative impact...
Goats
Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis is a retrovirus of the subfamily Lentvirus, known to affect goats.
Depending on seasonal conditions, the types of worms vary. Unlike sheep and cattle, goats weren’t exposed...
Foot and Mouth is a highly contagious viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals...
Sheep
Effective treatment of all sheep in the flock is necessary to fully eradicate lice.
Foot and Mouth is a highly contagious viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed...