Protect your animals

All animal owners should know how to maintain the health of their animals and protect them against diseases.

Keep diseases out

• Don't feed swill to pigs—it's against the law
  Prevent exotic disease outbreaks
• Don’t feed swill to poultry—it's against the law
  Prevent exotic disease outbreaks
• Don't feed restricted animal material (RAM) to ruminants—it's against the law
  Prevent the transmission of mad cow and other diseases
• Dispose of food wastes safely
  If livestock, feral or wild animals have access to food scraps they may pick up exotic diseases

Biosecurity property planning

• What is property biosecurity?
  All animal owners should determine the risks on their property and develop a biosecurity property plan to minimise them
• Property (place) registration
  Register your property to allow a more efficient and faster response to an emergency animal disease outbreak

Livestock management

• Animal disease control programs
  Some diseases are managed by accreditation, control or eradication programs. Get involved and know your responsibilities
• Livestock vaccination
  Using vaccines, equipment, and storage
• Poisonings of livestock
  Poisoning may occur from plants, chemicals and contaminated feeds

Further information

• Pests, diseases and disorders of animals
• The Veterinary Surgeons Board of Queensland (search for a registered veterinarian)
• Animal welfare
• Agvet chemicals and residues