Programs and projects

National Significant Diseases Investigation Program

The National Significant Diseases Investigation Program (NSDIP) provides limited funds for investigation of possible significant new and emerging diseases. The Department's Senior Veterinary Officer for your locality can provide more details. Any submissions for NSDIP funding must include a completed ROADE form (DOC, 128 KB).

Enhancing passive surveillance in NSW

Australia has a favourable animal health status, which underpins the ‘clean and green’ image of our animal industries and supports our competitive advantage in international markets. However, trading partners and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) are continually calling for more robust evidence in support of country disease freedom claims.

The Enhancing passive surveillance in NSW project aims to boost passive surveillance for emergency animal diseases (EADs) in NSW using a syndromic and diagnostic approach. This will increase the evidence base for the absence (or presence and prevalence) of EADs in NSW and Australia and the sensitivity of early detection of EADs in NSW terrestrial livestock.

If your work involves livestock health management – whether they are production animals or pets - we are keen to understand what’s important to you when thinking about protecting Australia’s livestock industries from pests and diseases, like emergency animal diseases (EADs).

For more information, and to take the survey, go to Enhancing passive surveillance in NSW

Transmissible Spongiform Encephelopathy Freedom Assurance Project

The preventative and surveillance strategies included in the Transmissible Spongiform Encephelopathy Freedom Assurance Project help to prove that Australia is TSE free and as a result boost our export opportunities. For more information, visit the program webpage.

National Transmissible Spongiform Encephelopathy Surveillance Project