All posts tagged "biosecurity"
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444ResearchSatellite tracking to be deployed for flying fox management
The Queensland Government has announced a $2.7 million investment over three years to help local councils monitor little-red flying fox movements and...
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562TechnologyVictoria and South Australia tackle fruit fly head on
Fruit growers have welcomed a cooperative agreement to fund the establishment of a Sterile Insect Technology program to help eradicate fruit flies...
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442ResearchContinued vigilance urged on yellow spot disease
Almost half the yellow spot disease samples received in a national survey in 2015 were collected from wheat varieties which were rated...
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439News and ViewsHigh profile biosecurity case concludes
Ms Amber Heard appeared in Southport Magistrates Court pleading guilty to breaching the Criminal Code Act 1995 after unlawfully bringing two dogs...
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570News and ViewsReview points way to boost Queensland biosecurity
The Queensland Government released an independent review of Queensland’s biosecurity capability and its interim response to 32 recommendations to protect the state...
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482ResearchKeeping Australia’s frontline head and shoulders above the rest
Australia is lucky to be free of the world’s worst animal diseases, such as foot-and-mouth disease and avian influenza H5N1.
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415ResearchWasps bite back
A national project under the lead of NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) entomologist, Jianhua Mo, aims to manage the devastating citrus...
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Researchers warn of deadly parvovirus strain spreading - GetSTEM
Vets and dog owners are being warned that canine parvovirus – a contagious and often fatal disease – is spreading rapidly among Australian dogs. University of Queensland School of Veterinary Science postdoctoral research fellow Dr Nicholas Clark said canine parvovirus (CPV-2) was one of the most...
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Southernmost outbreak of coral-eating starfish detected - GetSTEM
A severe outbreak of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish is occurring in the Swain Reefs, the southernmost location in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park found to have the starfish during the current outbreak. Field officers detected the starfish on 37 reefs while undertaking in-water surveys in D...
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White noise tunes into learning potential - GetSTEM
Listening to white noise can increase your ability to learn new words, a study by The University of Queensland has revealed. UQ School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Dr Anthony Angwin said the study was the first to show the effect listening to white noise could have on word learning performa...
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Gay relationships can be happier than hetero, study finds - GetSTEM
Hot on the heels of the same-sex marriage bill, new research shows that gay and lesbian couples tend to have higher-quality relationships than their heterosexual counterparts. Professor Janeen Baxter, Director of the Life Course Centre (LCC) led by The University of Queensland, said the quality of i...
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2018 at 12:23pm
UQ women to lead and learn on Antarctica voyage https://t.co/IIG3giwGkP #research #researchers #science
UQ women to lead and learn on Antarctica voyage https://t.co/IIG3giwGkP #research #researchers #science
Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 at 9:48am
Smart #phones used to monitor and predict #Mentalhealth episodes https://t.co/QKHDpzhfy6 #research https://t.co/xOSiNwBob7
Smart #phones used to monitor and predict #Mentalhealth episodes https://t.co/QKHDpzhfy6 #research https://t.co/xOSiNwBob7