Policies

Complementary and alternative veterinary medicine

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 27/07/2012 Position statement The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) recommends that veterinarians make informed and judicious decisions regarding the use of complementary and […]

Johne’s disease

Position statement The objectives and activities of the National Johne’s Disease Control Program are important in ongoing efforts to contain and control the spread of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis on Australian farms. […]

The management of antlers on farmed deer

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 20/01/2012 Policy Deer velveting must be carried out by a veterinarian or by a deer farmer trained and accredited under the National […]

Racing two year old thoroughbreds

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 10/07/2025 Policy Two-year-old horses that are obviously immature in age and development, or have significant faults in conformation, should not be raced. […]

Transport of horses

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 20/01/2012 Policy The Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Land Transport approved by the Primary Industries Ministerial Council (PIMC) should be uniformly […]

Vaccination of rabbits and ferrets

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 08/07/2011 Technical update (RHDV vaccination protocol): September 2022 Policy Vaccination of pet rabbits against rabbit caliciviral disease and ferrets against distemper is […]

Circus animals

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 08/07/2011 Position statement The use of animals in circuses is a matter of growing community debate, and can have considerable animal welfare […]

Distal limb neurectomy

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 08/07/2011 Policy Distal limb neurectomy in appropriate and selected cases is an acceptable and useful treatment option for chronic irreversible heel pain […]

Acupuncture

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 01/11/2010 Position Statement There is significant diversity of opinion within the veterinary profession regarding scientific evidence in support of the efficacy of […]

Genetically modified organisms

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 15/10/2010 Position Statement The development and use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), or the use of related technologies such as gene therapy, […]