[Link] War on viruses over for Victoria's sentinel chickens after decades of bloody service

Read: 7/11/2021 www.abc.net.au

For almost 50 years, flocks of sentinel chickens along the Murray River have formed the front line of defence against mosquito-borne viruses.

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[Link] Australia's largest movement of livestock underway as beehives choppered in to pollinate almond trees

Read: 8/8/2021 www.abc.net.au

Beekeepers are going to great lengths to ensure that the almond pollination season in north-west Victoria is a blooming success this year. More than 277,000 hives are being transported to the region from across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

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