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A 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, 2020A new study confirms that preventing sea louse infestations has key advantages over other strategies and identifies the most promising preventative methods.
Thursday. September 3rd, 2020The strain of sea louse most closely linked to the spread of disease and mortalities in both farmed and wild Atlantic salmon is unlikely to be adversely
Monday. December 16th, 2019Manual 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, 2021'Sea lice' is a term used to describe many species of ectoparasitic copepods of the genera Lepeophtheirus and Caligus.
Monday. March 25th, 2019A new platform to help salmon farmers track, compare, and improve treatment strategies against sea lice has been launched today by Manolin
Thursday. May 2nd, 2019Researchers in Norway are investigating whether diets containing microalgae can make salmon more resistant to sea lice.
Thursday. March 14th, 2019Sea lice have major negative economic and animal welfare impacts on global salmon aquaculture.
Wednesday. September 12th, 20182 years ago, Marine Harvest used 8 million liters of hydrogen peroxide to treat sea lice & amoebic gill disease at its salmon farms along the coast of Scotland
Thursday. April 27th, 2017The IoA is collaborating with the Devon-based feed producer, Denis Brinicombe Group, which manufactures feed products for the ruminant and equestrian markets
Wednesday. November 20th, 2019