STRATEGIC PRIORITY THREE INTRODUCTION A unified national approach to biosecurity, surveillance and animal welfare strengthens the overall integrity and confidence of the national animal health system to support market access from which all Members benefit. AHA strives to enhance Member capability to implement effective biosecurity and animal welfare practices, identify disease events in a timely manner and to trace animals along the supply chain. Ensuring domestic and international markets have the continuing confidence to purchase our Members’ products due to the performance of these measures, as underpinned by robust surveillance, laboratory, reporting and verification processes, is paramount to what we are trying to achieve. KEY HIGHLIGHTS • Farm Biosecurity Program reviewed and recommendations initiated. • National adoption of a communications plan on Johne’s disease in cattle delivered and shared with government, industry and state farming organisations for their delivery. • AgSOC endorsed NLIS Cattle and NLIS Pig Standards. • Subsidised disease investigations and/or subsidised private practitioner disease investigation training for NSDI program. MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS • Negotiated the successful transfer of LBN as a subsidiary company to AHA • Farm Biosecurity Project received the 2017 Australian Biosecurity Award • Animal Health in Australia report was published in 2016 60 • A nationally endorsed, revised Accreditation Program for Australian Veterinarians (APAV) registration course. • Revision and distribution of screw-worm fly (SWF) awareness materials and maggot collection kits. • Revision of online NAMP interactive map to support understanding of the distribution of bluetongue virus zones. Strengthen biosecurity, surveillance and animal welfare to enhance animal health and support market access and trade.
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