Biosecurity

The Australian pork industry is renowned for its high levels of biosecurity. Our biosecurity standards help protect the health of our pigs, farms and produce from unwanted disease and disruption to pork supply.

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Abattoir Biosecurity

Resources to support pig abattoir biosecurity including: 

  • Operational guidelines for pig abattoirs in an emergency animal disease
  • Minimising cross-contamination on farm and at abattoirs.
  • High quality truck, trailer and cab washing and disinfection.
  • Driver PPE and decontamination.
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Transport and Driver Biosecurity

Resources to support good transport biosecurity including: 

  • Minimising cross-contamination on farm and at abattoirs.
  • High quality truck, trailer and cab washing and disinfection.
  • Driver PPE and decontamination.
     
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Biosecurity management plan

Resources to help you manage biosecurity on your property.

  • Templates
  • Checklists
  • Record keeping
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African swine fever (ASF)

Find the latest guidance on African swine fever: 

  • Resources  
  • Fact sheets 
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FMD information

Information on foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) including:

  • Indonesian outbreak
  • Symptoms in pigs
  • Australian response
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Manual

National Biosecurity Manual

This manual is an important tool for meeting our shared responsibility for biosecurity.
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ExoFlare Visitor for on-farm biosecurity

An easy-to-use web app that manages and assesses biosecurity risks of farm visitors.
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JEV resources

Find the latest guidance on the current Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) outbreak:

  • Protecting your people, pigs and industry
  • Government information
  • Signs and symptoms
Print-outs and posters
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Emergency animal disease signs
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Be clean to come near me
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Swill feeding
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Emergency animal diseases
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Foot-and-mouth disease
Download factsheets
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Factsheet

How safe is your feed?
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Factsheet

Swill feeding - it's illegal
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Factsheet

Safe use of fats and oils in stock feed
Guidelines, videos and checklists for your farm
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Guide

Rodenticide stewardship plan
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Checklist

Know the risks

An 8 step industry guide to protecting pigs, property and people.