Acronym NA
Category
Aquaculture
Title Robust salmon skin - genetics, vaccination and nutrition 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 Jacob Seilø Torgersen Coordinator email jacob.torgersen@nmbu.no
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
NA - Benchmark Genetics Norway AS (Norway) ,
Start year 2018 End year 2022 Funding (€) € 261,490 Website https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/en/project/FORISS/281800?Kilde=FORISS&distribution=Ar&chart=bar&calcType=funding&Sprak=no&sortBy=date&sortOrder=desc&resultCount=30&offset=0&Organisasjon.3=AQUAGEN+AS Summary The project aims to improve skin health of Atlantic salmon by reducing wound related problems. Farmed salmon endure a challenging environment where handling may damage the epithelial surface and increase accessibility for pathogenic microbes, potentially leading to infections. A small study of epithelial integrity and the microbial community has been included in the project to assess the effects of delousing, as recent reports implies adverse effects to the outer epithelial surfaces. The importance of skin microbiome composition and epithelial health is important in net pens and even more so in closed recirculation systems. The results from this baseline study and the established protocols will provide important knowledge on how a common treatment affects microbes and salmon skin. The knowledge about wound healing in A. salmon is scarce. Genetic background profoundly affects wound healing efficiency in mammals and the project aims to select salmon with rapid healing of epithelial surfaces to minimize the risk of skin infections. An intact outer epithelial surface has been shown and even minuscule wounds facilitates M. viscosa infections and development of winter ulcers in A. salmon. The main objectives of the project is to genetically select salmon with increased resistance to M. viscosa. Another objective is to select salmon with improved protective immune responses to M. viscosa vaccines and to further develop and improve the formulation. Functional diets is important in salmon farming and has been shown to improve resistance against pathogens. In this project we seek to address wound healing and further develop diet composition to improve skin health, taking the genetic background into the study. This novel combination of approaches improves wound related problems and increases the possibilities for improving fish health and welfare as well as reducing loss and costs.
Keywords
Disease;
Parasite;
Animal welfare;
Fish health;
Diets;
Bacteria;
Microbiome;
Selective breeding;
Genetic;
Bioprospecting;
Vaccines development;
Fish;
Animal feed;
Salmon;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
0
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