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3rd Gill health initiative meeting - Galway Mayo Institute of Technology 16 - 17 April 2015
With support provided by the Marine Institute and funded under the Marine Research Sub-programme by the Irish Government, co-financed by the European Union via the European Regional Development Fund.
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Presentations
View all documentsAGD research at the University of Tasmania B. Nowak (Univ. Tasmania)
Presentation by B. Nowak of the University of Tasmania.
The use of field diagnostic qPCR in gill health monitoring Alan Dykes Fishguard/Europharma)
Presentation by Alan Dykes of Fishguard/Europharma.
Improving fish health with OceanFeed Simon Faulkner (Oceanharvest)
Presentation by Simon Faulkner of Oceanharvest.
Paramoeba perurans: isolation, phenotypic and genotypic characterisation- Renate Johansen (Pharmaq Analytic)
Presentation by Renate Johansen of Pharmaq Analytic.
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Regional updates
View all documentsGill disease issues in Norway-Anne-Gerd Gjevre (Norwegian Veterinary Institute)
Regional update by Anne-Gerd Gjevre of the Norwegian Veterinary Institute.
Gill diseases in Ireland Mar Marcos Lopez (Vet Aqua International)
Regional update by Mar Marcos Lopez of Vet Aqua International.
Gill diseases in Scotland - Iain Berrill (SSPO)
Regional update by Iain Berrill of SSPO.
Update from Tasmania- Christine Huynh (Tassal)
Regional update by Christine Huynh of Tassal.
Gill diseases in the Faroe Islands - Anja Kass Olsen (HFS)
Regional update by Anja Kass Olsen of HFS.
Gill diseases in salmon farming in Spain - Juan Barja (Univ. Santiago de Compostela)
Regional update by Juan Barja of the University of Santiago de Compostela.
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Research/treatments
View all documentsDevelopment of a gill score guide for the salmon industry - Richard Taylor (CSIRO)
Presentation by Richard Taylor of CSIRO.
Treating gill diseases with freshwater: water chemistry and considerations in tarpaulins and wellboats - Mark Powell (NIVA)
Presentation by Mark Powell of NIVA.
Depth distribution of amoeba within a cage and effects of freshwater treatments Frode Oppedal (Institute of Marine Research)
Presentation by Frode Oppedal of the Institute of Marine Research.
From contractile vacuoles to pseudocyst formation: adaptation mechanisms for survival in the marine parasitic amoeba Paramoeba perurans -Paula Lima (CSIRO)
Presentation by Paula Lima of CSIRO on survival mechanisms in the marine parasitic amoeba Paramoeba perurans.
After 30 years of AGD and associated R&D, why are we still freshwater bathing? Mat Cook (CSIRO)
Presentation by Mat Cook of CSIRO.
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Selective breeding
View all documentsGenomic selection for AGD resistance in a pedrigree breeding programme - Alastair Hamilton (Hendrix Genetics)
Presentation by Alastair Hamilton of Hendrix Genetics.
Genetic parameters for AGD resistance in Atlantic salmon - Marie Lillehammer (NOFIMA)
Presentation by Marie Lillehammer of NOFIMA.
The Parafishcontrol project - James Bron (Stirling University)
Presentation by James Bron of Stirling University.
Longitudinal study of AGD on a marine Atlantic salmon farm in Ireland - Jamie Downes (Marine Institute/GMIT)
Presentation by Jamie Downes of the Marine Institute/GMIT.
Development of new diagnostic assays - Richard Paley (CEFAS)
Presentation by Richard Paley of CEFAS.
Longitudinal study of AGD on three Atlantic salmon farms in Norway - Sigurd Hytterød (Norwegian Veterinary Institute)
Presentation by Sigurd Hytterød of the Norwegian Veterinary Institute.
References
- Gill Health Initiative View reference