Welfare Pulse is MPI’s animal welfare publication. It is produced electronically only, three times a year and is of relevance to those with a special interest in animal welfare developments in New Zealand and overseas.

This SIS is prepared by New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) risk assessors to provide context to the following report for NZFS risk managers and external readers.

Surveillance is published as the Ministry for Primary Industries’ authoritative source
of information on the ongoing biosecurity surveillance activity and the health status of
New Zealand’s animal and plant populations in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.
It reports information of interest both locally and internationally and complements
New Zealand’s international reporting.