Month: January 2022

30 years of selection programs Jean-Sébastien Bruant: “We initiated FMDS selection programs in 1993 for gilthead sea bream, 2003 for meagre and 2009 for European sea bass by mass selection on growth and morphology. Management of inbreeding was soon secured using DNA parentage assignment and optimal genetic contributions principle. The biosecured land-based broodstocks were improved by sib selection on growth in sea cages and resistance to three diseases: viral nervous …

EMGI decided to join AquaIMPACT consortium to find best solutions to some of the current challenges in European sea bass farming. Philippe Riera: “Two challenges motivated us to join AquaIMPACT consortium. The first goal in AquaIMPACT: Impact of feed raw materials and genetics on disease resistance The first question to answer was whether the evolution of feeds with more and more plant-based raw materials will allow full expression of genetic …

Joining AquaIMPACT opened new doors for cooperation for Les Sources de l’Avance, a subsidiary company of Aqualande Group. Rainbow trout breeding since 1992 Emmanuel Mazeiraud: “We initiated our rainbow trout breeding program in 1992 by strain testing and by the optimized within group mass selection procedure proposed by INRAE to improve growth. DNA parentage assignment was introduced in the breeding program since the first generation to manage inbreeding and to …

On The Horizon online webinar was organised online on the 29th of September 2021 by European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform (EATiP) with the support of the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP). AquaIMPACT participated with own presentation: see the video and related materials below! Our topic was AquaIMPACT results: Improving resource efficiency and disease resistance of farmed fish by selective breeding, and it was presented by Antti Kause, coordinator of …