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Biosecurity and animal health risks
Policy Perspective
Introducing the newest APL team member
AUSTRALIAN Pork Limited is pleased to welcome Rowena Davis to the producer relations team.
Her tertiary qualifica- tions coupled with her experience communi- cating to a range of au- diences will be an asset to our producers and the APL team.
Rowena’s role as the new extension officer was created to specifi- cally translate research into practical commer- cialisation opportunities on farm.
As an extension of- ficer, Rowena will be involved with the pro- jects generated by the research and innova- tion team and other in- dustry initiatives from the outset, ensuring the outcome for producers is beneficial.
Rowena holds a Bach- elor of Animal Science from Charles Sturt University and comes to A PL with strong technical and practical knowledge of pig pro- duction, gained during her studies and former employment at Rivalea Australia.
From there Rowena and the producer rela- tions team will be sup- porting producers to im- plement new initiatives and gain the benefits.
Her industry experi- ence spans a variety of roles as stockperson, graduate, quality assur- ance officer for farming and most recently pro- duction supervisor.
The methods of sup- port for producers will include training re- sources, working with small groups of inter- ested producers and on- farm consultation.
Rowena’s roles to date have allowed her to learn of the everyday chal- lenges that producers face, take part in pro- ject work, be involved in the implementation of new on-farm practices, and manage the care and welfare of livestock while achieving produc- tion targets.
Rowena is genuinely excited by the opportu- nity of getting started in her new role with APL and contributing to the future of the Australian pork industry.
Rowena can be con- tacted on Rowena. Davis@australianpork. com.au or 0447 099 397.
BIOSECURITY is every- one’s responsibility.
Biosecurity is everyone’s responsibility.
In his address, CSIRO senior principal research scientist Dr Andy Sheppard stated that for Australia to maintain its enviable global reputation as the most bio-secure trading nation, transformative change was needed.
This was the message de- livered to the members of Animal Health Australia last month on Australia’s biosecurity futures.
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But to get there, it would take a partnership approach between community, gov- ernment and industry.
the Australian chief vet- erinary officer Dr Mark Schipp reported on a rapid structured expert judge- ment session, facilitated by the Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis.
damage public perception of welfare and social li- cense issues.
Since 2019, African swine fever preparedness and response has been a key focus for Australian Pork Limited and the pork industry.
This exercise estimated a 42 percent probability of an outbreak of African swine fever, lumpy skin disease, African horse sickness or foot and mouth disease in Australia within the next five years.
To ensure strong prepar- edness and response to any emergency animal disease, APL is taking a collabora- tive approach as directed by the APL evidence of absence annual work plan and broadening the scope beyond ASF.
This spans contingency planning, task groups and involvement in a series of Ausvetplan manuals and PigPass procedures.
The probability of an ASF or FMD incursion was estimated at 21 percent and 9 percent respectively.
As we face many threats on multiple fronts, a shared approach to biosecurity has never been more important.
The extent of this col- laboration has strengthened the pork industry’s resolve against ASF, but the bios- ecurity environment shifts constantly.
However, an outbreak of any of these diseases, regardless of the species affected would impact the pork industry directly or indirectly.
The EAD operating en- vironment has many stake- holders ranging from in- dustry both pork and other livestock species, govern- ment and non-government agencies such as AHA.
Over the past three years, the emergence and spread of exotic animal disease within our region has seen an escalation of biosecu- rity threats at Australia’s doorstep.
The implications of an outbreak of this magnitude would affect Australia’s biosecurity reputation, tar- nish trade relationships and
APL aims to maintain and build these relationships to support a coordinated ap- proach to EAD prepared- ness and in doing so create tools and resources to sup- port industry.
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