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A gene affecting resistance to a viral disease in Atlantic salmon has been identified using CRISPR gene-editing technology.
Friday. October 22nd, 2021Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) – which is associated with kidney and liver damage in Chinook salmon – is transmitted between Atlantic salmon farms and wild
Wednesday. June 9th, 2021Two new genetic markers that indicate greater resistance to a bacterial infection in farmed Atlantic salmon have been identified by a team of aquaculture
Wednesday. June 9th, 2021A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can help provide a detailed evaluation of Atlantic salmon skin is currently being developed by researchers at Nofim
Friday. March 12th, 2021A novel means to assess sea lice levels is set to be trialled in Scotland in a project supported by the UK Seafood Innovation Fund.
Thursday. February 4th, 2021Manual counting of sea lice – an activity that is stressful for fish, time-consuming for farmers and statistically questionable – is no longer mandatory on all
Thursday. February 4th, 2021A new technique that uses a combination of ultrasound and infrared light to remove sea lice from farmed salmon is due to be trialled shortly.
Thursday. February 4th, 2021A new project will use the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 to assess why Pacific salmon species are less susceptible to sea lice than Atlantic salmon.
Monday. November 30th, 2020BMK08, a novel treatment against sea lice, is one step closer to commercial launch, having been recommended for approval by the EU’s Committee for Medicinal
Tuesday. November 3rd, 2020New methods for performing freshwater treatments against sea lice and amoebic gill disease (AGD) in salmon farms have been successfully developed and trialled
Tuesday. October 6th, 2020