Register here to participate in Leschenault Biosecurity Group's Calicivirus RHDV1 K5 Release - 30 March 2026 (Donnybrook collection point to be announced)

Program Participation

Registration is required. (1`-registration per property)
Eligible Landholder: Participant must be landholder or manager for property on which the virus will be released.
Register for LBG-scheduled Release Date* (Note: this is our third and final Release this year; registration priority goes to those who had joined our waiting list)
Ensure you are able to undertake the full approximately two-week program, including feeding site selection and pre-feeding, immediately prior to our scheduled Release Date, 30th March.
New this year: registration includes a ticket, which must be presented when collecting virus-treated oats
The ticket system helps us manage and allocate our limited virus supply: On your Release Date, 30th March - Please bring your ticket details when collecting virus-treated oats . This can be shown as a printed ticket, digital ticket, or order number.

DPR- rated properties within LBG Operational Area (no additional cost): Landholders of properties within LBG Operational Area rated by the State for a Declared Pest Rate (DPR) may participate in this program for a release on that property at no additional cost, while virus supply lasts.
Fee-for-service participation: Landholders of properties not rated by the State for a DPR or outside of the LBG Operational Area may participate for a fee for virus and related costs - Participation by fee is available at LBG's discretion if virus supply permits relative to demand from landholders of DPR-rated properties within the LBG Operational Area.
Program updates will be e-mailed to registered participants
* “Release Date” refers to the day registered participants who have had a successful pre-feeding phase will collect virus-treated oats from LBG for "release" (feeding out) on their property.

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Each summer the Leschenault Biosecurity Group (LBG) conducts a Calicivirus RHDV1 K5 Release Program with participating landholders, facilitating targeted releases acroos the LBG Operational Area. The more properties that are involved, the more effective the releases will be.

These virus releases don't eliminate all rabbits, but they do typically provide for significant reduction in rabbit population, hopefully better enabling landholders the ability to implement other rabbit control strategies around their property. The key to success for effective rabbit control is persistence. "One-off" efforts produce only short-term results as rabbit populations can recover quickly even after successful control programs. Rabbits reproduce very effectively; complete elimination is close to impossible.

Read more about this program at: LBG Calicivirus RHDV1 K5 Release Program

This program is funded by the Declared Pest Rate (DPR). Landholders whose properties are subject to a DPR within the LBG Operational Area are eligible to participate in this program for no additional cost subject to the group's virus supply and a property-specific successful pre-feeding phase as per LBG's guidance for this program.

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