Australian Veterinary Journal: Special biosecurity issue

A special issue of the Australian Veterinary Journal (AVJ) features an introduction by Dr Ross Cutler and 8 scientific papers on biosecurity.

The papers include work from a diverse range of private and public sector groups and reflect the importance of sound biosecurity policy regulation and disease response plans. This issue is a must for anyone connected to food animal production and good for continuing education credits. 

There are 30 quiz questions and 3 Vet Ed points available for AVA members via My Learning.

Production Animals

• Biosecurity in the Australian production animal industry. R Cutler
• Description of the Australian pork supply chain and implications for national biosecurity management. P Schrobback, J Aboah,  K Richards,  R van Barneveld,  S McFallan,  J Langbridge
• Development and characterisation of a fully recombinant competition ELISA for the diagnosis of foot-and-mouth disease virus infection. S Ye, NS Balasubramanian,  O Dolezal,  A Foord,  G Beddome,  WP Michalski,  BJ Shiell,  GR Peck
• Pig carcass decomposition dynamics: Insights into carcass disposal for emergency animal disease management. O Schlosberg, BD Cowled,  J Torpy,  A Höger,  RE Thompson,  TS Barnes,  K Richards,  RN Hall,  EEC Leslie
• Predicted foot and mouth disease virus and African swine fever virus inactivation within carcasses undergoing field decomposition in three Australian climate zones. TS Barnes, E Brayley,  T Moore,  R Allavena,  J Meers,  D McNab,  R Thompson,  J Hunnam,  D Worsfold,  R Cobbold
• Australia versus Denmark: an analysis of foot-and-mouth disease mitigation strategies. AJB Wagner, AE Boklund,  MP Ward
• Microencapsulated sodium nitrite is a humane solution for domestic grower pig depopulation during an emergency animal disease response. K Richards, Y Pollock,  R Shankar,  L Staples,  D Marshall,  BL Allen,  R King,  R Hewitt,  D D'Souza
• Understanding how on-farm biosecurity perceptions and practices of New South Wales sheep producers have been impacted by the 2022 foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Indonesia. J Graham, L Hayes,  J Manyweathers,  J Fountain,  M Hernandez-Jover
• A qualitative risk assessment for the importation of fresh porcine semen into Australia. K Richards, A Pointon,  R Cutler

The Australian Veterinary Journal (AVJ) is Australia's leading scientific publication in the field and provides an essential forum for the dissemination of cutting-edge veterinary research. The AVJ publishes original scientific research, short communications, case reports, reviews, book reviews, letters to the Editor, obituaries and more. Free access to the AVJ and over 300 full text international peer-reviewed journals and magazines is included with your AVA membership.