Biosecurity requirements for teaching with animals
Biosecurity focuses on minimising the adverse impacts of pests and diseases in the environment, and the community. Effective biosecurity is essential to the ongoing health of Victoria’s agricultural production, economy, and environment.
Schools teaching with animals must ensure good biosecurity practices are implemented. Good biosecurity in schools includes awareness, maintenance of good practices, and reporting of suspected animals and pests. For more information on biosecurity reporting, refer to: Reporting biosecurity .
Awareness
Awareness means being vigilant and knowing the signs of plant and animal pests and diseases. To help protect Australia from the spread of plant and animal pests and diseases, a range of education resources for primary and secondary schools can be accessed from the Australian Government’s Biosecurity .
Maintain good practices
Maintaining good practices helps prevent the spread of pests and diseases. Effective practices built into everyday actions include good hand hygiene, cleaning tools and equipment with disinfectant, removing seeds and soils from shoes, purchasing goods from reliable sources, labelling and storing chemicals safely, and managing feed, water, and waste.
Reviewed 11 June 2024