Animal health sector releases report: How Prevention Reduces the Need for Antibiotics
How Prevention Reduces the Need for Antibiotics. Pathways to Reduce the Need for Antimicrobials on Farms for Sustainable Agrifood Systems Transformation. A new publication from […]
National Biosecurity Week – Protecting Australia’s biosecurity
Australia’s biosecurity system protects our agriculture, forestry and fisheries export industries, worth $51 billion. Australia’s biosecurity system works to protect local animals and plants from […]
Industry Stewardship program closes the loop on agvet recycling program
The agriculture and recycling industry came together this week in Melbourne to launch an industry-led recycling initiative. Drums-to-Drums aims to close the loop on agricultural […]
Animal Medicines Australia welcomes new Minister for Agriculture
Australia’s peak industry body representing the leaders of the animal health industry in Australia, Animal Medicines Australia (AMA) acknowledges and congratulates the new Government frontbench […]
Veterinarians are essential workers
The continued spread of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) through domestic poultry and wild bird populations around the world, coupled with the recent transmission from […]
Animal Medicines Australia welcomes Government’s initial response to APVMA Rapid Evaluation
Today, Animal Medicines Australia welcomes the Government’s release of its initial response to the Rapid Evaluation into the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. The Evaluation includes recommendations to the Minister in response to the Clayton Utz Strategic Review Report outlining governance and management failures at the APVMA.
More than two-thirds of Australian households now own a pet.
69% of households across metropolitan, regional and remote Australia are now home to one or more pets. An estimated 28.7 million pets are now calling […]
Australia’s animal health sector is committed to the global effort to achieve a more sustainable future
Animal Medicines Australia’s Actions in Animal Health Sustainability report outlines the Australian animal health sector’s contribution to a sustainable future. Executive Director Ben Stapley said […]
#DYK you can dispose of your veterinary medicines responsibly?
When it comes to discarding unused, unwanted or expired medicines, Australia is a nation of hoarders, according to a study from Griffith University. The 2018 […]
Recognising and thanking Australia’s veterinarians on World Vet Day
Recognising and thanking Australia’s veterinarians on World Vet Day Australians need to be cognisant of the uniqueness of our native wildlife species, and the increasing […]