importation of hatching fertile duck eggs from approved countries - draft policy review this policy review considers the quarantine risks that may be associated with the importation into australia of hatching eggs from domestic ducks anas spp. and cairina moschata from approved sources. under the current import requirements the approved sources are the united states of america usa the united kingdom uk france canada netherlands germany ireland and new zealand. the policy review proposes that importation of hatching fertile ducks eggs from approved countries is revised by reducing the post arrival quarantine paq period from 12 to 9 weeks and that . vaccination of donor flocks against duck hepatitis virus type i be permitted . vaccination of donor flocks against newcastle disease continues to be permitted but restricted to the use of inactivated vaccines . reference to salmonella pullorum and salmonella gallinarum and the requirement for serological testing for these agents be removed from the import requirements as ducks are relatively resistant to infection and are not known reservoirs of these agents. bacteriological testing for salmonella spp. is still required post-arrival . reference to salmonella arizona and the specific test requirements for this agent be removed from the import requirements as this disease agent is present in australia and is not considered to have an adverse impact . reference to riemerella anatipestifer be removed from the import requirements as this agent is not egg-transmitted and is present in australia . testing for salmonella enteritidis be revised removing the requirement to test culled ducklings and faeces post-arrival. all other testing requirements remain that is pre-export testing of the source flock and post-arrival serology and bacteriological culture for salmonella spp. of pipped embryos hatchery waste and ducklings that die in paq will continue and . testing in paq for multi-drug resistant salmonella typhimurium dt104 be introduced. this will be undertaken as part of the post-arrival bacteriological culture for salmonella spp. of hatchery waste pipped embryos and ducklings that die in paq.