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Poultry Industry Calendar of Events
2020
NOV 4-5 – Poultry Xpo, Stratford, Canada www.poultryxpo.ca
2021
FEB 9-10 – Australian Poultry Science Symposium, University of Sydney, NSW www.apss2021.com.au
APR 11-13 – Poultry Information Exchange/Australasian Milling Conference (PIX/AMC), Gold Coast, QLD www.pixamc.com.au
JUN 21-23 – European Symposium on the Quality of Poultry Meat and XIX European Symposium on the Quality of Eggs and Egg Products, Krakow, Poland www.eggmeat2021.com
AUG 8-12 – World Poultry Congress, Paris, France www.wpcparis2020.com
AUG 16-18 – World Poultry Science Association (WPSA) – Cambridge UK www.wpsa2020.org
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A NUMBER of key ele- ments influence our lives – health, family, social, financial, business, civic and spiritual.
limitation the diseases listed in Parts 1.2 to 1.5 inclusive of Schedule 3, and for which it is con- sidered to be in the na- tional interest to be free of the disease.
of market access.”
The impacts of disease in 2020 seem to have infiltrated every area of our lives and affected each of the elements, and most would agree that there is little balance in our lives given the re- ality we have all been confronted with.
(b) It is a variant form of an endemic disease, which is itself not endem- ic, caused by a strain or type of the agent, which can be distinguished by appropriate diagnostic methods, and which if
Supporting documents relating to salmonella enteritidis, such as the Salmonella Enteritidis Response Plan, can be found at the Australian Eggs website.
Also impactful is avian influenza.
Salmonella enteritidis is not currently a catego- rised emergency animal disease under the Emer- gency Animal Disease Response Agreement.
criteria outlined in the EADRA.
established in Australia, would have a national impact.
Egg Farmers of Aus- tralia visited a number of states in 2019, bring- ing together agriculture, health and food author- ity officials to discuss SE plans and to gain an un- derstanding of the direc- tion each state was taking in relation to SE issues.
This virus has had an effect on the egg-layer in- dustry as well as on tur- key, emu and – our close industry partner – chicken meat sectors, and these along with the egg indus- try have been providing funding to avian influenza responses.
SE occurs sporadically as a food borne illness in people in Australia.
(c) It is a serious in- fectious disease of un- known or uncertain cause, which may on the evidence available at the time, be an entirely new disease, or one not listed in the categorised dis- ease list set out in Parts 1.2 to 1.5 inclusive of Schedule 3.
Egg Farmers of Aus- tralia look forward to the release of a national SE response plan, to focus on the management of SE across the nation – given the roles and responsibil- ities of health, agriculture and food safety often dif- fer between jurisdictions.
Avian influenza, New- castle disease and infec- tious bursal disease (hy- pervirulent form) are in- cluded in the Emergency Animal Response Disease Agreement.
On four occasions – 2003, 2017, 2018 and 2019 – there have been discus- sions around SE being categorised as an emer- gency animal disease in the EADRA.
Cases may be acquired overseas, and while SE is the second most com- mon serovar in Australia behind salmonella typh- imurium, it is the major serovar in many other countries and is predomi- nate in Southeast Asia.
Though salmonella enter- itidis is not.
It is difficult to argue that SE is not endemic in Australia, and the reason it cannot be categorised as an EAD?
“Emergency Animal Disease or EAD is a dis- ease that has met one or more of the following criteria:
I would like to acknowl- edge the assistance of An- imal Health Australia in providing information for the purposes of compiling this article.
NSW and Queensland are the only states that current- ly have mandatory testing for salmonella enteritidis.
It does not meet the
(a) It is a known dis- ease that does not occur in endemic form in Aus- tralia, including without
Each time proposals have been brought for- ward, they have been re- jected because they do not meet the definition of an emergency animal disease.
The following from the EADRA outlines the cri- teria for an EAD.
(d) It is a known en- demic disease, but is oc- curring in such a fulmi- nant outbreak form (far beyond the severity ex- pected), that an emergen- cy response is required to ensure that there is not either a large-scale epidemic of national sig- nificance or serious loss
Such a plan would en- sure a consistent national response aligning with that of the poultry in- dustry.
Nominations open for Australian Biosecurity Awards
THE search is on for the next round of biosecurity champions, with nomina- tions now open for round two of the 2020 Austral- ian Biosecurity Awards.
“Australia has faced some tough challenges this year, but maintaining the nation’s biosecurity system has remained a priority.”
groups who support our biosecurity and are com- mitted to safeguarding Australia from pests and diseases.
Award for Science and Innovation was created in honour of Dr Kim Rit- man’s contributions as Australia’s Chief Plant Protection Officer.
individual or organisation that deserves to be recog- nised for their biosecurity work, nominate them to- day.”
Department of Agricul- ture, Water and the En- vironment head of bios- ecurity Andrew Tongue said round two included new categories that dem- onstrate the diversity of biosecurity and the differ-
“Our biosecurity system strengthens our country’s long-term resilience by safeguarding our econo- my, food sources, unique environment and way of life.
“We will be presenting four new award catego- ries for round two – En- vironmental Biosecurity, Community, Education and the Dr Kim Ritman Award for Science and Innovation,” Mr Tongue said.
“The new categories recognise a wider range of stakeholders and the diverse parts of our bi- osecurity system, as well as emphasise the impor- tance of biosecurity edu- cation,” Mr Tongue said.
Round two of the ABAs will be presented at the National Biosecurity Fo- rum in November.
ent roles we can all play. ognise individuals and
“It is important to rec-
The Dr Kim Ritman
“If you know a group,
For more information and to put in a nomina- tion, visit agriculture.gov. au/aba
Nominations close on Friday, October 2.
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