Acronym iSABreed
Category
Aquaculture
Title ISA resistance in Atlantic salmon: Defining new phenotypes for accurate breeding 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 Marie Lillehammer Coordinator email marie.lillehammer@nofima.no
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
NOFIMA - Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Norway) ,
NVI - Norwegian Veterinary Institute (Norway) ,
NA - PHARMAQ AS (Norway) ,
NA - University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) ,
Start year 2018 End year 2021 Funding (€) € 512,650 Website https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/en/project/FORISS/281797?Kilde=FORISS&distribution=Ar&chart=bar&calcType=funding&Sprak=no&sortBy=date&sortOrder=desc&resultCount=30&offset=120&ProgAkt.3=HAVBRUK2-Stort%20program%20for%20havbruksforskning Summary The main objective of the iSABreed project is to address the need of the industry to identify new phenotypes for efficient selection against ISAV infection and to implement these phenotypes in breeding programs. To achieve this objective, the sub-goals of the project are:
In both vaccinated and unvaccinated fish, to identify genes and genetic networks that are associate with higher tolerance/resistance against ISAV;
Develop a quantitative real-time PCR assay for simultaneous assessment of an individual’s resistance and rate of virus shedding based on skin mucus;
Develop an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for easy assessment of an individual’s responsiveness to vaccination and to infection based on skin mucus;
Investigate the kinetics of virus transmission, and determine the effects of host genetics and vaccination on it;
Estimate genetic parameters for the newly defined traits, identify genetic markers associated with “resistant” phenotype and compute the gain in accuracy of selection and genetic gain compared to the currently used practice;
Develop a software that can be used by the industry to assess the epidemiological and economic benefits of implementing the new phenotypes into ISA breeding programs.
Keywords
Disease;
Salmon;
Fish health;
Selective breeding;
Genetic;
Fish;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
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