All livestock producers will need to have a biosecurity plan for their farms in place from October 1 this year. 

Producers without a biosecurity plan will not be able to obtain the vendor declaration forms required to complete any sales. A biosecurity plan records how livestock producers protect their farm and livestock from diseases and pests, and how they ensure the welfare of their animals. 

The short information sessions introduce producers to the concept of a biosecurity plan, and provide them with a template for meeting their obligation.

“There are no wrong answers to the questions in the template” District Veterinarian Kate Sawford explained, “and no-one is going to give you a score out of ten for your plan.”

“If you were able to answer ‘Yes’ to all questions, it would be world’s best practice, but few enterprises are able to run with that level of biosecurity”.

“Producers find they are already doing most of the things required for good farm biosecurity, so they should not feel anxious about this plan. There may be other things in the plan that they would like to implement, and these information sessions will help them to make those changes.”

“Biosecurity and animal welfare are increasingly important considerations in livestock trade. Any publicity so far has mainly been about cattle”, she continued.

“I doubt many sheep and goat producers yet realise they also require a farm biosecurity plan”.

Biosecurity plan information sessions will be held at:

For further information contact the Braidwood Local Land Services office on 02 4842 2594