Acronym FitnessFish
Category
Aquaculture
Title Preventive Health Measure by Optimizing Swimming Exercise to Counteract Lifestyle Diseases of Atlantic Salmon Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Harald Takle Coordinator email harald.takle@nofima.no
Coordinator institution
NOFIMA - Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Norway)
Institutions involved
NIVA - Norwegian Institute for Water Research (Norway) ,
NMBU - Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Norway) ,
NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway) ,
UBC - University of British Columbia (Canada) ,
UBO - University of Western Brittany (France) ,
Start year 2009 End year 2012 Funding (€) € 797,033 Website https://www.fhf.no/prosjekter/prosjektbasen/900254/ Summary The proposed project is based on the fact that exercise training of fish has been shown to improve a range of parameters, e.g. growth, cardiac capacity and disease resistance. Hence, our specific aim is to identify the training protocol that optimizes the positive effects of exercise. The optimization work will be founded on established knowledge from mammals and fish, namely high intensity aerobic interval training is more effective than low intensive exercise. A major task of the project will be to test different training protocols during t he freshwater stage using specially designed fish tanks that allows flexible training intensities of salmon. Training effects will be evaluated by a range of established methods: a) cardiac performance and ability to face environmental constraints (physio logical challenge tests, respirometry, histology, and analyses of hormones, blood parameters, oxidative products and gene expression); b) disease resistance (challenge tests and gene expression); c) growth responses (appetite, FCR and nutrient utilization ). The project team, which is composed of scientists and institutes that have relevant and complementary knowledge, will ensure a solid scientific foundation and the desire to accomplish the proposed project tasks.
To introduce preventive health measures in aquaculture by optimizing swimming exercise to counteract life-style diseases of Atlantic salmon.
Keywords
Fish;
Animal welfare;
Salmon;
Fish health;
Disease;
Marine Region
41
Norwegian Sea (27.IIa)
13
Northern North Sea (27.IVa)
14
Skagerrak, Kattegat (27.IIIa)
3
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