Aquaculture is the fastest-growing farmed food sector and will soon become the primary
source of fish and shellfish for human diets. In contrast to crop and livestock production …

Since its introduction in 2001, genomic selection (GS) has progressed rapidly. As a research
and application hot topic, GS has led to a revolution in the field of animal and plant breeding …

Recent advancements in genomic technologies have led to the discovery and application of
DNA‐markers [eg single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)] for the genetic improvement of …

Disease and parasitism cause major welfare, environmental and economic concerns for
global aquaculture. In this review, we examine the status and potential of technologies that …

Major progress has been made with genomic and genetic studies in aquaculture in the last
decade. However, research on epigenetic regulation of aquaculture traits is still at an early …

Infectious diseases represent a major threat for the sustainable development of fish farming.
Efficient vaccines are not available against all diseases, and growing antibiotics resistance …

Marine farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) are susceptible to recurrent amoebic gill
disease (AGD) caused by the ectoparasite Neoparamoeba perurans over the growout …

Gill diseases may cause high mortalities in farmed Atlantic salmon. In seawater reared fish
co-infections involving the epitheliocystis associated bacterium Ca. Branchiomonas …

Gill health is one of the main health challenges for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)
mariculture worldwide, and amoebic gill disease (AGD), caused by the marine …

Large yellow croaker is an important marine culture species in China. Recently, the large
yellow croaker industry is threatened by various disease problems, especially for the white …