Handling Mortality in Redclaw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) from farms (Old ID 21741)

AgriFutures Australia
Leigh Owens
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

Crayfish have become stress-sensitive to handling with low grade mortalities continuing until the crayfish re-acclimate. It is suspected they are carrying so-called orphan viruses. This project will use two independent observational techniques, histopathology and rolling-cycle PCR to look for difficult-to-diagnose viruses. These results will be used to support chapters in the PhD theses of two doctoral students, Shaun Bochow and Kitikarn Sakuna.

Date

01 Aug 2014 - 30 Jun 2016

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

Crayfish;Viruses;Cherax quadricarinatus;Parvovirus;Cyclovirus

Funding Body

AgriFutures Australia

Amount

10000

Project Team

Kitikarn Sakuna;Shaun Bochow;Kelly Condon