Applying genetic technologies to combat infectious diseases in aquaculture

NA Robinson, D Robledo, L Sveen… - Reviews in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Fish innate immune response to viral infection—An overview of five major antiviral genes

MM Ortega-Villaizan, V Chico, L Perez - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fish viral diseases represent a constant threat to aquaculture production. Thus, a better
understanding of the cellular mechanisms involved in establishing an antiviral state …

[HTML][HTML] Governing the welfare of Norwegian farmed salmon: Three conflict cases

LH Stien, B Tørud, K Gismervik, ME Lien, C Medaas… - Marine Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
To obtain insight into perceptions of how fish welfare and health is governed in Norwegian
aquaculture, this study investigates three conflict cases: salmon lice, pancreas disease and …

Identification of genetic loci associated with higher resistance to pancreas disease (PD) in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

B Hillestad, S Makvandi-Nejad, A Krasnov… - BMC genomics, 2020 - Springer
Background Pancreas disease (PD) is a contagious disease caused by salmonid alphavirus
(SAV) with significant economic and welfare impacts on salmon farming. Previous work has …

IgM+ and IgT+ B cell traffic to the heart during SAV infection in Atlantic salmon

AF Bakke, H Bjørgen, EO Koppang, P Frost… - Vaccines, 2020 - mdpi.com
B cells of teleost fish differentiate in the head kidney, and spleen, and either remain in the
lymphatic organs or move to the blood and peripheral tissues. There is limited knowledge …

Quantitative trait loci and genes associated with salmonid alphavirus load in Atlantic salmon: implications for pancreas disease resistance and tolerance

ML Aslam, D Robledo, A Krasnov, HK Moghadam… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Salmonid alphavirus infection results in pancreas disease causing severe economic losses
for Atlantic salmon aquaculture. Knowledge about genes and pathways contributing to …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular adenosine induces hypersecretion of IL-17A by T-helper 17 cells through the adenosine A2a receptor

M Tokano, S Matsushita, R Takagi, T Yamamoto… - Brain, Behavior, & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Extracellular adenosine, produced from ATP secreted by neuronal or immune cells, may
play a role in endogenous regulation of inflammatory responses. Studies show that …

Genome-wide QTL mapping and RNA-seq reveal the genetic variation influencing growth traits in giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus)

L Wu, Y Yang, X Wang, Z Weng, S Hua, D Li, J Xia… - Aquaculture, 2023 - Elsevier
Genetic improvement of growth traits is a major target of grouper aquaculture and breeding.
As one of the largest groupers, the giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) has excellent …

[PDF][PDF] Analysis of megavariate data in functional omics

EF Mosleth, A McLeod, I Rud… - Comprehensive …, 2020 - nofima.brage.unit.no
The science of functional omics aims at investigating pools of biological molecules that
translate into the structure, function, and dynamics of one or more organisms. For all living …

Impact of temperature-dependent developmental plasticity on immune response and cardiac health to Yersinia ruckeri infection, in Atlantic salmon parr

JHA Meland - 2023 - munin.uit.no
Heart injuries and diseases are one of the largest challenges in Atlantic salmon aquaculture.
Presently, salmon experience intensive farming conditions and feeding regimes, and …