I think you already know how I feel about moving to the NT :-) You have
just provided me with another reason :-)
Regards,
Bruce.
Bruce Hansen, A.N.G.F.A., Advancing Australian Aquatics.
Bruce Hansen, ANGFA, caring for our aquatic ecosystems.
Please visit us at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fisher/angfa.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: David Wilson <rwilson at taunet.net.au>
To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Date: Wednesday, 6 January 1999 23:45
Subject: [RML] TB in NT natives
>The sooty grunter with the dark front left quarter was euthenased today and
>vets at the park found no obvious signs of mycobacteriosis. Samples of
>various organs were taken for further investigation.
>
>Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPIF), Fisheries Research,
>the section that deal with freshwater species, was contacted and asked
>about mycobacteriosis in wild fish populations and said they were mainly
>concerned population dynamics and environmental influences on the
>floodplain populations. They generally don't look for specific diseases.
>Any testing for disease will be recorded at DPIF Berrimah Animal Research
>Centre (BARC).
>
>Berrimah Animal Research Centre are checking their records for mycobacteria
>in wild fish.
>
>I checked the records where I work and have sent two fish to BARC over the
>years for examination for mycobacteriosis. Both fish were rainbowfish, one
>was a red tail, M.s.australis during August 1992 and one was a banded
>rainbowfish, M.trifasciata during January 1993. The first was diagnosed
>as mycobacteriosis and the second was not. They are the only records of
>mycobacteria checking I have done. I thought it was three years ago but
>it was six, my how time flies.
>
>I will send any further info on TB that BARC provide into RML when it
>comes.
>
>So Adrian you had better move to Darwin and keep fish in the Northern
>Territory because it looks like TB is not a problem here.
>
>
>
>Dave Wilson
>
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