Disease surveillance and control

This section is for animal producers who want to find out more about monitoring and control programs for livestock diseases in the Northern Territory (NT).

The Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade carries out disease surveillance activities on pastoral properties and small farms around the NT.

These activities take place as part of a national surveillance system designed to prevent new diseases coming into Australia or existing diseases spreading to new areas.

Read the Agnote veterinary surveillance PDF (139.2 KB).

Responding to emergency animal diseases

An emergency animal disease outbreak could seriously damage the Australian economy, environment, livestock industries or impact human health.

Get the responding to emergency animal diseases fact sheet PDF (1.9 MB). DOCX (157.7 KB)