Animal Health

Tasmania's biosecurity relies on everyone who owns or works with animals incorporating good biosecurity practice into their everyday management. This includes being able to recognise the signs of disease. Early disease diagnosis is important.

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Animal Health Legislation
Links to Animal Biosecurity legislation and information about Government Gazettals which can have important implications for persons involved with animals and animal materials.
Information for Veterinary Practitioners
The purpose of this web page is to provide veterinary practitioners in Tasmania with ready access to information and resources for specific animal health programs.
Reporting an Emergency Animal Disease
How to recognise an Emergency Animal Disease and how to report it for follow up action.
Cattle
Information on cattle diseases and biosecurity.
Goats
Information on goat diseases and biosecurity.
Horses
Information for horse owners and organisers of horse events in Tasmania including disease hotline numbers.
Pigs
Information on diseases that infect pigs and how to reduce the risk of infection.
Poultry and Pigeons
Information on poultry and pigeon biosecurity.
Sheep
Information on sheep diseases and biosecurity.
Wildlife
Information about wildlife biosecurity.
Diseases that affect multiple species including humans
Information about specific diseases of current interest that affect animals and can be transmitted to humans, also known as Zoonotic diseases.
Ehrlichiosis
Ehrlichiosis is a disease of dogs that occurs when a species of tick called the 'brown dog tick', infected with the bacteria Ehrlichia canis, bites a dog.