Byline: Selina Mitchell
Sep 06, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) — CSIRO is considering introducing a virus which has been proven to kill carp. The Koi herpesvirus, effective in the US, the UK, Japan and Indonesia, destroys the carp’s gills and vital organs. Australia has an abundance of carp, which escaped from farm dams during floods in the 1970s. The fish disturbs the breeding ground of native fish by muddying water when it feeds. However, …
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