TABLE 3: Projects funded by the Sheep and Goal Compensation Fund Project Objective Administered Fund use 2015-16 by budget Ensure that there is a pool of Agriculture Support for Accreditation for footrot accredited contractors to perform Victoria producers $2,500 contractors footrot eradication when virulent footrot has been diagnosed on a farm. Collect, interpret, monitor and provide Feedback on disease and seed Agriculture Information feedback to producers on disease and $90,000 contamination in sheep seed contamination in carcasses Victoria for throughout the supply chain. carcasses throughout the producers supply chain Improve sheep producer and animal Footrot training workshops University of Training for health adviser awareness of diagnosis, $25,000 Melbourne producers control and eradication of footrot, leading to improved control and eradication. Provide Victorian producers with Negative ovine johne’s disease Agriculture Information reports of negative results from ovine $5,000 reporting (ongoing) Victoria for Johne’s disease abattoir surveillance. producers Enhance the early detection of ovine New diagnostic for controlling Agriculture Research footrot. $27,000 footrot Victoria and development Support development and maintenance $11,500 North West biosecurity area Agriculture Support for of a regional biosecurity area to facilitate interstate of sheep. Victoria producers Detect incursions of emergency animal Saleyards and abattoir Agriculture diseases in the sheep and goat surveillance project Victoria industries. for disease Investigate and describe the causes of surveillance mortality and loss in transported sheep $200,000 and and goats at Victorian saleyards and abattoirs. information gathering Maintain or enhance Agriculture Victoria capabilities in disease surveillance and gross necropsy. Detect incursions of emergency animal Sheep and goat mortality Agriculture diseases in the sheep and goat surveillance project industries. Victoria for disease Investigate and describe the causes of surveillance mortality and loss in sheep and goats $100,000 and on Victorian farms. information Provide Agriculture Victoria staff the gathering opportunity to maintain or enhance their capabilities in disease surveillance, especially in gross necropsy. and Goat Compensation Projects Funded (cont.)
TABLE 3: Projects funded by the Sheep and Goal Compensation Fund Project Objective Administered by Fund use 2015-16 budget Accreditation for footrot contractors Ensure that there is a pool of accredited contractors to perform footrot eradication when virulent footrot has been diagnosed on a farm. Agriculture Victoria Support for producers $2,500 Feedback on disease and seed contamination in sheep carcasses throughout the supply chain Collect, interpret, monitor and provide feedback to producers on disease and seed contamination in carcasses throughout the supply chain. Agriculture Victoria Information for producers $90,000 Footrot training workshops Improve sheep producer and animal health adviser awareness of diagnosis, control and eradication of footrot, leading to improved control and eradication. University of Melbourne Training for producers $25,000 Negative ovine johne’s disease reporting (ongoing) Provide Victorian producers with reports of negative results from ovine Johne’s disease abattoir surveillance. Agriculture Victoria Information for producers $5,000 New diagnostic for controlling footrot Enhance the early detection of ovine footrot. Agriculture Victoria Research and development $27,000 North West biosecurity area Support development and maintenance of a regional biosecurity area to facilitate interstate of sheep. Agriculture Victoria Support for producers $11,500 Saleyards and abattoir surveillance project Detect incursions of emergency animal diseases in the sheep and goat industries. Investigate and describe the causes of mortality and loss in transported sheep and goats at Victorian saleyards and abattoirs. Maintain or enhance Agriculture Victoria capabilities in disease surveillance and gross necropsy. Agriculture Victoria for disease surveillance and information gathering $200,000 Sheep and goat mortality surveillance project Detect incursions of emergency animal diseases in the sheep and goat industries. Investigate and describe the causes of mortality and loss in sheep and goats on Victorian farms. Provide Agriculture Victoria staff the opportunity to maintain or enhance their capabilities in disease surveillance, especially in gross necropsy. Agriculture Victoria for disease surveillance and information gathering $100,000 and Goat Compensation Projects Funded (cont.)