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Category
Aquaculture
Title Utvikling og implementering av markør-assistert/genomisk seleksjon for resistens mot lakselus og andre egenskaper i avlsmålet - Development and implementation of marker-assisted / genomic selection for resistance to salmon lice and other traits in the breeding target 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 Thomas Moen Coordinator email historisk-thomas.moen@nofima.no
Coordinator institution
NOFIMA - Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Norway)
Institutions involved
NA - AquaGen AS (Norway) ,
Start year 2010 End year 2014 Funding (€) € 325,000 Website https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/en/project/FORISS/200551?Kilde=FORISS&distribution=Ar&chart=bar&calcType=funding&Sprak=no&sortBy=date&sortOrder=desc&resultCount=30&offset=0&Geografi.2=Heim Summary The project will lay the foundation for systematic implementation of marker-assisted selection (MAS) and genomic selection in Aqua Gen's breeding work. Aqua Gen has previously had great success with the implementation of a QTL (quantitative trait locus) for resistance to the viral disease IPN. We now want to continue this work by using MAS on several traits that are already in the breeding goal, as well as on a new and important trait (salmon lice). We also want to lay the foundation for the implementation of genomic selection, a continuation of MAS, for the same traits. SNPs). The genotypes will be combined with phenotypes, registered on the brood fish themselves or on progeny groups. Both an approach based on link imbalance (association study) and one based on genetic linkage will be used. This could reveal QTL for growth, early sexual maturation, fillet color, fat percentage, utilization of vegetable feed, resistance to ISA, IPN, furunculosis, piscirickettsiosis, HSMB, and many other characteristics. In addition, we will carry out an infection test for resistance to salmon lice. Registrations from this test will be combined with genotypes in the elderly, as outlined above. Identified QTLs for salmon lice will then be confirmed / fine-tuned by genotyping animals from the infection test. We will also try to uncover genes that affect salmon lice resistance by re-sequencing of animals with a deduced QTL genotype (draft complete genome sequence on the salmon will be completed in 2010). The data set that is generated will also be well suited for calculating marker effects for use in genomic selection. We will also optimize methodology and infrastructure with a view to cost-effective utilization of MAS and genomic selection in Aqua Gen, as well as make result-based decisions with a view to choosing a methodology.
Keywords
Fish;
Selective breeding;
Genetic;
Parasite;
Salmon;
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