Biocontrol of common carp in Australia poses risks to biosecurity
The Australian government is considering employing the koi herpesvirus (KHV) for biocontrol of invasive common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in the Murray–Darling river system of southeast Australia in 20181,2. KHV is on the World Organisation of Animal Health (OIE) list of notifiable diseases3, yet the bi...
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ftuniveastangl:oai:ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk:62859 2023-05-15T17:10:20+02:00 Biocontrol of common carp in Australia poses risks to biosecurity Lighten, Jackie van Oosterhout, Cock 2017-02-21 https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/62859/ https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0087 unknown Lighten, Jackie and van Oosterhout, Cock (2017) Biocontrol of common carp in Australia poses risks to biosecurity. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1. ISSN 2397-334X doi:10.1038/s41559-017-0087 Article PeerReviewed 2017 ftuniveastangl https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0087 2023-01-30T21:46:03Z The Australian government is considering employing the koi herpesvirus (KHV) for biocontrol of invasive common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in the Murray–Darling river system of southeast Australia in 20181,2. KHV is on the World Organisation of Animal Health (OIE) list of notifiable diseases3, yet the biocontrol programme has been framed as a safe and manageable proposition1,2. Previous reports highlight that viruses have been successfully employed in the biocontrol of terrestrial vertebrates1, including cats on Marion Island, and feral rabbits in Australia and New Zealand. However, compared with the biocontrol of terrestrial vertebrates, the biocontrol of large, highly fecund aquatic animals such as carp adds novel risks. Article in Journal/Newspaper Marion Island University of East Anglia: UEA Digital Repository New Zealand Nature Ecology & Evolution 1 3 |
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The Australian government is considering employing the koi herpesvirus (KHV) for biocontrol of invasive common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in the Murray–Darling river system of southeast Australia in 20181,2. KHV is on the World Organisation of Animal Health (OIE) list of notifiable diseases3, yet the biocontrol programme has been framed as a safe and manageable proposition1,2. Previous reports highlight that viruses have been successfully employed in the biocontrol of terrestrial vertebrates1, including cats on Marion Island, and feral rabbits in Australia and New Zealand. However, compared with the biocontrol of terrestrial vertebrates, the biocontrol of large, highly fecund aquatic animals such as carp adds novel risks. |
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