Finalised Animal IRAs

Animal Biosecurity develops policies which allow for the safe importation of animals, their genetic material and other products. Major policy changes are based on an Import Risk Analysis (IRA) process that is conducted according to Government policy and in a manner consistent with the agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement).

Animal Biosecurity has completed the following Import Risk Analyses (below) and Policy and Scientific Reviews:

• Bovine Embryos and Semen form Argentina
• Bovine Embryos and Semen from Brazil
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Policy
• Camelids from Chile and Peru
• Casings
• Chicken Meat
• Cooked Chicken Meat
• Crocodile Meat from Zimbabwe
• Dairy Products
• Guidelines for the approval of countries to export animals (including fish) and their products to Australia
• Hatching Eggs of Ducks
• Hatching Eggs of Hens/Turkeys
• Horses from approved countries 
• Horses that are serologically positive for Piroplasmosis
• Lab Rats and Mice
• Live and Novel Veterinary Vaccines
• Marine Finfish
• Ornamental Finfish
• Ovine/Caprine Semen and Embryos from Canada, USA and EU
• Pig Meat
• Pigeons
• Prawns and Prawn Products 
• Reptiles: Crocodiles
• Rhinoceros from South Africa
• Salmon
• Scrapie
• Stockfeed of Plant Origin
• Zoo Carnivores: Felidae
• Zoo Pinnipeds