Norwegian study improves salmon pancreatic disease resistance.

Original title: Norwegian study improves resistance to salmon pancreatic disease
The latest research on fish biology and genetics by experts from Norway's Nofima Research Group will be applied to salmon farming, with repeated references to salmon resistance to pancreatic disease.
salmon alpha virus (salmo
nid alphavirus, SAV) is the cause of pancreatic disease. Pancreatic disease can damage pancreatic function, which affects the heart health of salmon, and ultimately leads to huge economic losses in salmon farming.
the four-year project, called SalmoResist, involved a number of scientists. These scientists come mainly from Nofima, SalmoBreed, Mowi, Salmar, the Roslin Institute and other institutions and organizations.
, scientists from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Technology and Norwegian Veterinary Biology Ltd. were also involved in the study. In their study, scientists sought to find specific genes that are more resistant and resistant to salmon alpha virus.
past, there has been limited understanding of specific genes and their contribution to resistance. Through a variety of approaches, scientists have discovered more about the effects of fish biology in fighting disease.
, in fact, the genetic material that makes salmon disease resistant can be chosen. Scientists use genetic markers to identify specific genes. Using these markers, scientists were able to pick out the fish with the desired properties.
scientists' current work has also made them more accurate in their ability to improve the resistance of salmon pancreatic disease. Using infected salmon fish and markers, the scientists identified genes that are resistant and resilient to the virus that causes pancreatic disease.
scientists counted the genetic products that produce higher and lower resistance in fish, even as they were already able to determine where each gene was located on the genetic map.
the controlled spread of salmon disease infection in the water, and the possibility of testing the Atlantic salmon disease challenge, provide scientists with a viable application model for studying genes that affect the resistance of salmon alpha virus.
scientists believe that the results of the study of salmon can also be applied to the treatment of other animal species and the prevention of alpha virus practices.
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