http://biosecure-koi.com Biosecure Koi and Much More Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:27:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_21" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="BIOSEKOI"][/caption] http://biosecure-koi.com/22/ khv-and-the-case-for-biosecurity-in-the-ornamental-fish-industry.pdf http://biosecure-koi.com/new-article-khv-and-the-case-for-biosecurity-in-the-ornamental-fish-industry/ CEFAS has published a new Koi Herpes Virus risk assessment on the website www.efishbusiness.co.uk. The document is interesting but for those who want the bottom line it is sufficient to quote the following conclusion from the executive summary: "....imported vaccinated carp may introduce wt-KHV." (wt = wild type) http://biosecure-koi.com/new-cefas-document-on-the-impact-of-importing-carp-against-khv/ 1. To date, at least three known strains of KHV exist, each with differing symptoms and differing rates and percentages of mortality. The number of variants is most likely much higher. (Takashi Aoki et al, 2007) 2. KHV is highly contagious and can produce high (80% to nearly 100%) mortality in diseased populations ... http://biosecure-koi.com/a-few-facts-about-khv-that-we-all-probably-need-to-be-reminded-about/ Anyone interested in downloading my presentation on biosecurity made at the KHV workshop held in Israel in February 2008 can do so at this address. The presentation can be downloaded in Dutch as well. When the window opens, move the lower frame in order to read the comments I made during the ... http://biosecure-koi.com/biosecurity-and-safe-sex/ Recent developments (including outbreaks of KHV from (so called) vaccinated Koi have caused quite a stir in the EU. The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH) has held a meeting (5-6 June 2007) following these outbreaks. At this time there is a feeling that they may ... http://biosecure-koi.com/future-regulations-regarding-the-import-of-vaccinated-koi-into-the-eu/ I just discovered a whole new site with info on KHV. Jurgen Dimmers has decided to collect information about KHV on the website khvinfo. The site has numerous documents - in three languages so far - and I am sure this will soon become one of the important websites on ... http://biosecure-koi.com/khv-websites/ Biosecurity is not just another buzzword! Biosecurity is a whole different outlook on the way we think, behave and work. "Thinking Biosecurity" means being constantly conscious of what we are doing and with whom and with what we are interacting. "Behaving Biosecurely" means acting responsibly in a way that ensures the biosecure ... http://biosecure-koi.com/biosecurity-as-a-way-of-life/ “No system of testing and disease prevention by exclusion is ultimately as effective as a vaccination process.” The above is one of the stupidest things I have heard! Let's all rush to get vaccinated for all the viruses that exist anywhere! Why isn't a vaccine developed for every virus? Medication and vaccination ... http://biosecure-koi.com/4/ Is Biosecurity the only reasonable way to combat the spread of the Koi virus? Yes, Biosecurity is a quicker and more effective alternative to vaccination or immunisation - both of which usually help produce more resistant bacteria and/or mutant virus strains. But Biosecurity means spending money to take the measures necessary ... http://biosecure-koi.com/why-biosecurity/