Publication Date

1-2003

Series Number

Miscellaneous Publication 35/2002

Publisher

Department of Agriculture Western Australia

City

Perth

ISBN

1326-4160

Abstract

StockGuard has been initiated to develop a series of biosecurity plans for the animal industries in Western Australia. Through StockGuard, representatives from the animal industries have been working with the Department of Agriculture Western Australian to identify potential threats to each of the animal industries and to develop action plans detailing how these threats can be managed. The overall purpose of StockGuard is to highlight threats to the animal industries before they occur and to develop effective ways to minimise the potential impact of these threats.

The recommendations of the working group are based on detailed strategic assessments of the threats facing the cattle industry from exotic and endemic disease, as well as those surrounding carcass disposal during a disease outbreak, biosecurity, animal welfare, food safety and chemical residues in cattle products.

It is important to note that StockGuard is largely concerned with issues of particular relevance to Western Australia and is not an attempt to duplicate protection measures in place at a national level. The role of StockGuard is to identify and address issues that impinge on the viability of the animal industries in Western Australia while recognising and complementing those initiatives in place at a national level.

Number of Pages

66

Keywords

Cattle, Biosecurity, Western Australia, Cattle disease management

Disciplines

Agricultural and Resource Economics | Beef Science | Biosecurity | Immunology and Infectious Disease | Operations and Supply Chain Management

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