Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD), caused by Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV), has spread rapidly around the world, raising concerns for threatened species conservation and biosecurity associated with the global pet bird trade. The virus has been reported in several wild parrot...

The ornamental fish industry is growing quickly globally. Asia represents 51% of the export market for this industry and in Singapore alone, it has an estimated market value of US$66 million. Despite the economic importance of this industry for Australasia, aquatic veterinary support for the ...

Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 has a worldwide distribution and presents high mortality rates in species of Cyprinus carpio, causing serious economic loss to the global aquaculture industry. The description of this infection in other ornamental fish species is still limited. For this purpose, 100 ...

Countless animals, including threatened species from invertebrates to vertebrates, are the victims of the world's largest illegitimate business-illicit sales of wildlife. Botia striata (zebra loach) is an endangered freshwater fish endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Because of its distinctive...

We provide an initial insight into the occurrence and characteristics of animal-visitor interactions (AVIs) involving captive wild animals within zoos and aquaria. Using information provided online via official public websites of modern zoos and aquaria, we found that AVIs were provided by the...

Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in China and sustains a high level of biodiversity in the mid-reach area of the Yangtze River watershed. Poyang Lake is also one of the most important aquaculture regions in China, and a great number of non-native species have been introduced into it. We...

Spotted scat (Scatophagus argus) is an economically important marine aquaculture and ornamental fish species in Asia, especially in southeast China. In this study, skin transcriptomes of S. argus were obtained for three types of skin, including black-spotted skin (A), non-spotted skin (B) and...

Wild boar (Sus scrofa) is an attractive game species that belongs to the genus Sus of the Suidae family of artiodactyl mammals. It is an omnivore that feeds on roots, bulbs, acorns and other fruits, rodents, etc. It is active in the afternoon and at night; it lives in herds that are during the time ...

International wildlife trade is recognised as a major transmission pathway for the movement of pathogenic organisms around the world. The UK is an active consumer of non-native live wild animals and is therefore subject to the risks posed by pathogen pollution from imported wildlife. Here, we...

Koi herpesvirus (KHV) is the causative agent of a highly infectious and notifiable disease of Cyprinus carpio L. Serology has the potential to identify koi or carp that have been previously exposed to KHV and which may be possible carriers of the virus. In the present study, sera (n = 162) from...