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Aquaculture Europe congress is one of the main European events bringing together researchers, industry, and policy makers in the field of aquaculture. The event is organized by European Aquaculture Society, EAS. This year the Aquaculture Europe 2022 (AE22) event is held on 27-30 September, in Rimini, Italy. AquaIMPACT has five presentations and one e-poster covering the main innovation topics of the project: breeding and genomics, nutrition and gut microbiota as …

This workshop aims to promote AquaIMPACT results with an impact for the aquaculture sector, in particular key personnel from fish farming and aquafeed companies can learn how to evaluate the impact of different feeds and feeding strategies on fish performance, using FEEDNETICS, a prediction tool developed by SPAROS. Learn more: www.sparos.pt/products/#feednetics Target participants Mediterranean bream and bass and Salmonid industry & academia, from: ▪ Fish farming companies, e.g. Site and …

One the aims of AquaIMPACT EU project is to determine how the interaction of breeding programs and nutrition determine fish performance and diet utilization through changes in gut microbiota composition and function. Check the AquaIMPACT EAStalk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGveNv99RT4

Join the EAStalk webinar for free on March 15, Tuesday at 14h CET. Four panellists will discuss the topic “Fish and gut microbiota dialogue. Towards standard methods and genetics, nutrition and host transcriptomic interactions”. Read more: https://www.aquaeas.eu/uncategorised/578-eastalk-aquaimpact-microbiota-webinar

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 …

This year’s Aquaculture Europe congress is organised by European Aquaculture Sociesty on 4-7 October at Funchal, Madeira. Registration is still open, and the programme under the theme Oceans of Opportunity is diverse. AquaIMPACT participates with 11 presentations listed below. AE2021 programme at a glance SELECTIVE GENOTYPING STRATEGIES FOR GENOMIC SELECTION FOR A DISEASE RESISTANCE TRAIT B.S. Dagnachew, A. Norris, A. Sonesson SELECTIVE BREEDING: Wednesday, October 6, at 11.10. GENOMIC SELECTION …

The EATiP Team invites you to inaugural  ‘On The Horizon’ online webinar on the 29th of September 2021 from 10:00 to 12:00 CEST This event is the first in a series aiming to disseminate specific aquaculture project outputs from the EU Horizon Framework programmes and demonstrating support for key objectives including the Strategic Guidelines for competitive and sustainable aquaculture in the EU, the Blue Economy, the European Green Deal and Farm 2 Fork Strategies. …