Principles of Genetics and Breeding

15.1.6. Implementation of quarantine in developing countries

Several developing countries, particularly those in Asia, have been attempting to implement quarantine of aquatic animals as part of their national aquatic animal health strategies. Unfortunately, these efforts have not been successful in preventing the entry and spread of exotic transboundary aquatic animal pathogens into national territory. This has been due to several reasons, the most important of which is probably the fact that quarantine has not yet been fully integrated into national biosecurity programmes as part of the pathogen risk analysis process.