Project record of Combined genetic and functional genomic approaches for stress and disease resistance marker-assisted selection in fish and shellfish

Information

Type
Project
Name
Combined genetic and functional genomic approaches for stress and disease resistance marker-assisted selection in fish and shellfish
Name @nl
Gecombineerde genetische en functionele genomische benaderingen voor mer ker ondersteunde selectie van stress en ziekteresistentie in vis en schaaldieren
Acronym
Aquafirst
Description @en
AQUAFIRST seeks to identify genes associated with stress and disease resistance in fish and molluscs to provide a physiological and genetic basis for marker-assisted selective breeding. It builds on earlier EU funded projects: BRIDGEMAP, BASSMAP and STRESSGENES. To counter poor growth performance, impaired reproduction and increased susceptibility to disease, growers have increasingly used antibiotics and drugs. The development of selective breeding programmes using genetic markers offers a means to reduce, if not eliminate, the use of antibiotics.
Start date
2004-11
End date
2008-6

Institutes & people involved

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
role: Co-ordinator
Volckaert Filip
associated with: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Departement Biologie; Afdeling Dierenecologie en -systematiek; Diversiteit en Systematiek van Dieren
Hellemans Bart
associated with: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Departement Biologie; Afdeling Dierenecologie en -systematiek; Diversiteit en Systematiek van Dieren

Expertise

Aquaculture
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 473
Disease resistance
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 2352
Fish
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 3141
Selective breeding
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 7462
Shellfish
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 7576
geographic terms
Belgium

record metadata

date created: 2006-03-07
date modified: 2009-10-29