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ArticleEcology and evolution2024

The impact of integrating rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (K5) release with pindone baiting on wild rabbit populations.

Kandarp K Patel, Catherine Austin, Katrina Warner, Marcus Pickett, Aliakbar Khabiri, Mohammadreza Mahzounieh, Farhid Hemmatzadeh, Patrick L Taggart

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Kandarp K PatelSchool of Animal and Veterinary Sciences The University of Adelaide Roseworthy South Australia Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2894-0112
Catherine AustinLandscapes Hills and Fleurieu Mount Barker South Australia Australia.
Katrina WarnerLandscapes Hills and Fleurieu Mount Barker South Australia Australia.
Marcus PickettMarcus Pickett Ecological Services Lobethal South Australia Australia.
Aliakbar KhabiriSchool of Animal and Veterinary Sciences The University of Adelaide Roseworthy South Australia Australia.
Mohammadreza MahzouniehSchool of Animal and Veterinary Sciences The University of Adelaide Roseworthy South Australia Australia.
Farhid HemmatzadehSchool of Animal and Veterinary Sciences The University of Adelaide Roseworthy South Australia Australia.
Patrick L TaggartSchool of Animal and Veterinary Sciences The University of Adelaide Roseworthy South Australia Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9523-0463
The University of Adelaide · AUMount Medical Centre · AUBush Heritage Australia · AUCentre for Invasive Species Solution · AUServices Australia · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several conventional and recently available tools are available for an integrated control of European rabbits in Australia. We quantified the impact of the release of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus K5 (RHDV K5, hereafter K5) and pindone (2-pivalyl-1,3-indandione) baiting at 13 sites within Cudlee Creek fire scar in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. K5 release was followed by pindone baiting between December 2021 and March 2022; the application of both control methods followed industry best practice. We counted rabbits using spotlights before and after the application of both control methods. Fly samples and livers from dead rabbits were collected to track K5 transmission within and between sites, and to detect the natural circulation of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2). K5 release had minimal impact on rabbit populations, with treated populations increasing by a mean of 65.5% at 14 days post-release and 27.9% at 77 days post-K5 release across all sites, comparable to the changes at control sites. K5 detection in flies up to 77 days post its release, and its detection in rabbit livers, demonstrates that it can survive and transmit in the environment for prolonged periods and that it can lethally infect some rabbits. This limited impact of K5 is consistent with previous studies and may be explained by pre-existing RHDV/RHDV2 immunity in the target populations or the presence of young rabbits with natural innate RHDV immunity. The detection of K5 in flies from control sites demonstrates that it was vectored beyond its release location. A reduction in rabbit counts post-pindone baiting was observed at most treatment sites, with a mean population reduction of 36.6% across all sites. Landholders need to carefully and strategically plan their integrated rabbit control programmes. Not all combinations of controls, even if theoretically logical, achieve meaningful outcomes for rabbit management.

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biological controlintegrated controlinvasive speciesOryctolagus cuniculuspest managementpindonerabbit biocontrolrabbit haemorrhagic disease

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PMID38476706
PMCPMC10928239
OpenAlexW4392728745

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