Animal Health

The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer (OCVO) facilitates the development of national policies and strategies and the provision of scientific advice to minimise the potential impacts of diseases on Australia’s animal health.

Popular Topics

• Statement on equine dental providers
• Emergency animal disease preparedness and management
• High profile diseases that are threats to Australian livestock and wildlife
• Strategic foresight
• Australia’s animal health system
• A Statement from the Chief Veterinary Officer (Australia) on myxomatosis vaccine availability in Australia

Activities of the OCVO

National

• Aquatic animal health
• Australian Wildlife Health Network - surveillance for wildlife diseases
• Epidemiology and modelling projects - geographic regions, sub-populations and production systems at risk from key exotic diseases
• Policy and scientific advice on veterinary public health matters

International

The OCVO also plays a key role in:

• setting international food safety standards, and
• the World Organisation for Animal Health

Publications

• A Veterinary Awakening: The History of Government Veterinarians in Australia
• The OCVO - who we are and what we do
• Animal Health in Australia series - an overview of animal health activities in Australia
• Animal Health Surveillance Quarterly - a summary of animal health matters
• National Animal Health Information System - information on Australia's animal health status,
  supporting trade in animal commodities and meeting Australia's international reporting obligations
• Livestock Movement in Australia and Emergency Disease Preparedness
• Exotic Animal Diseases - Bulletin and Newsletter
• Review of the National Sentinel Hive Program - 2005
• Government Response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee Inquiry into the Honey Bee and Pollination Industries
  
• National Avian Influenza Surveillance Dossier (Sept 2010) PDF [3.2mb]
• National Avian Influenza Surveillance Dossier (Sept 2010) Word [2.4mb]

Protect Australia from Animal Disease

Biosecurity - how you can protect your animals from pests and disease.

Spotted something unusual in your livestock?
Call the Emergency Animal Disease Watch Hotline 1800 675 888