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MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF T CELL MARKERS IN SALMONID FISH

The analysis of leukocyte cell surface molecules has been a key factor driving our understanding of immunological phenomena. During an ongoing project we have entered into a collaborative agreement with research groups in Norway, Germany and Japan to furt her the characterization of CD markers an...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2007

Location: Vestland

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Activation of immune mechanisms in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) by CpG oligonucleotides

Viral diseases cause severe problems for the aquaculture industry and development of efficient virus vaccines is a priority target. Cellular defence mechanisms, both innate and acquired, are especially important to combat viral infections. Therefore ident ification of adjuvants which promote stab...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

IS-NAD-Samarbeid med NORAD-land

Liu, Yun kinesisk statsstip 2006/07

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Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2007

Location: Vestland

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Novel strategies for immunisation against intracellular pathogens of Atlantic salmon

The aim of this project is to develop improved formulations and optimised antigen delivery strategies to elicit protective immune responses against intracellular pathogens of Atlantic salmon. The introduction of adjuvanted vaccines in the salmon industry over the last decade has been a key fact...

Awarded: NOK 6.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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Cell mediated immune response against virus in Atlantic salmon measured by T cell interferon gamma production

There is a need for more and better methods to test viral vaccine efficacy in Atlantic salmon. The adaptive immune responses mounted after vaccination of vertebrates against pathogens are classified as humoral (antibody mediated) and cell mediated immune (CMI) mechanisms. Humoral immune mechanism...

Awarded: NOK 3.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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The parasite fauna of wild and reared cod: transmission of parasites?

Parasites may move freely between fish hosts kept in net pens and surrounding wild fish stocks. The background prevalence and intensity of the different parasite species will determine the infection pressure on net-penned populations of naive juvenile fis h. Knowledge of the natural infection lev...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

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Effects of vaccination and innate immune defence against recurrence of IPN in salmon carrying IPN virus of different virulence.

There is a need to identify factors that may contribute to the serious infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) disease problems in A. salmon post-smolts. It is important to know more about the impact of the widespread carrier state of IPNV in A. salmon, the risk of recurrence of IPN, and the high vi...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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Cardiomyopathy (CMS) in Atlantic salmon: pathogenesis and experimental transmissibility.

Cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) has been diagnosed in Norway since 1985. It affects Atlantic salmon and primarily large farmed fish in seawater that are close to harvest. The economic impact is therefore significant. In spite of the serious impact, the caus e(s) is still unknown. Infectious etiolog...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

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Salmon louse vaccine - identification and evaluation of novel antigens

The salmon louse is one of the main problems for the salmon farming industry both in Norway and in other countries. Pesticides and different management measures currently control the salmon louse. However, only a few types of drugs are available for salmo n louse combat and there are several repo...

Awarded: NOK 6.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Vestland

SIPHINIFES-SIP ved HI

Physiological and behavioural indicators for fish welfare assessment in aquaculture and fish capture

Seafood consumers are concerned about animal welfare and recent white papers states that Norway should take a leading position to ensure acceptable animal welfare standards as basis of an sustainable and ethical aquatic production. Institute of Marine Res earch (IMR), Bergen has a leading role in...

Awarded: NOK 12.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Vestland

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The importance of bacterial interactions for winter ulcer and the potential use in control of fish diseases

Investigation of bacterial interaction within and between pathogens involved in the disease Winter ulcer will be the main object since this disease is the main unsolved bacterial infection in salmonid farming and the problem has so far not been solved by vaccination, antibiotics or any management...

Awarded: NOK 3.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Oslo

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Pancreas disease in Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout; pathogenesis and risk factors (187087)

Pancreas disease is an emerging viral disease that affects farmed rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon in sea water. In regions where the disease is endemic, the economic impact is significant. An expansion of affected areas and a few outbreaks at previously un-affected sites show the potential for...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

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Effect of bioactive fatty acids on survival (IPN/PD), growth and feed conversion in 0+ and 1+ Atlantic salmon.

Introductory studies based on an ongoing research-directed project in AKVAFORSK have revealed critical energy demanding periods for 1+ and 0+ salmon in sea coinciding with negative effects on growth, feed conversion and natural outbreak of virus diseases (IPN/HSMB). Dietary supplementation of bio...

Awarded: NOK 2.8 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

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Development of vaccines and diagnostic tools against a new bacterial fish pathogen

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Awarded: NOK 1.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Vestland

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Utvikling av en in vitro modell for uttesting av vaksiners effekt hos atlantisk laks

Smitteforsøk er i dag den enerådende metoden for å teste ut om vaksiner gir tilstrekkelig beskyttelse hos fisk. Denne metoden er imidlertid omdiskutert da den medfører stort forbruk av forsøksdyr og en smertefull død for de dyrene som inngår i forsøket. H os varmblodige dyr blir stort sett in vit...

Awarded: NOK 0.80 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Reduced Moritella viscosa losses

Infection with Moritella viscosa causes ?Winter ulcer? in Atlantic salmon and can also infect rainbow trout, cod, turbot and probably other fish species in sea water. The M. viscosa component has been part of commercially available multivalent salmon/trou t vaccines since 1993, but the protection...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2008

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

EFFEKTIVE VAKSINER OG VAKSINESTRATEGIER FOR TORSK, FOKUS PÅ BAKTERIELLE AGENS

Klassisk vibriose er den alvorligste bakteriesjukdommen i torskeoppdrett i Norge. Atypisk Aeromonas salmonicida isoleres fra stadig flere anlegg for yngel og større torsk. Når torskenæringen vokser forventer vi også at andre kjente og ukjente organismer v il kunne gi sjukdom. Moritella viscosa og...

Awarded: NOK 1.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Marker-Assisted Selection for IPN resistance in Atlantic salmon

IPN is a major problem in salmon farming. DNA markers linked to resistance genes could be used to improve selection for resistance, through MAS. Here, we propose to combine experimental and theoretical approaches to lay the foundations for MAS on IPN in A tlantic salmon. Genetic material for the...

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Alphavirus (Togaviridae) fra laksefisk i norsk oppdrett. Karakterisering, vertikal overføring og studie av vevs/celle-tropisme.

Salmon pancreas disease (SPD) ble først beskrevet fra Skottland i 1984, men var sannsynligvis tilstede i oppdrett av laks i Skottland så tidlig som i 1976. I 1990 ble det vist at sykdommen hadde en infeksiøs årsak. Senere, i 1995, ble det klart at sykdomm en skyldes et togaviruslignende agens som...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Vestland

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Molecular epidemiology of infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) in Norway

The main objective of this project is to obtain knowledge on the genetic variation of IPNV and risk factors for IPN in Norway with emphasis on Atlantic salmon. Information about the prevalence of different virus strains is important for the fish farmers , fish health services, fish health autho...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2007

Location: Akershus

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Generation of clonal Atlantic salmon lines for experimental studies: A pre-project proposal

In mammalia, standardized experimental materials such as inbred mice or rats, genetically well-characterised rabbit or chicken lines are readily available. No such material is available for funtional studies in Atlantic salmon. Thus, this projects focus i s to generate clonal, well-characterised ...

Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2006

Location: Akershus

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Disease resistance in Atlantic cod; constructing a genetic map, QTL mapping and implementing QTLs in a genetic improvement programme

Summary This project aims at identifying areas of the genome responsible for disease resistance traits in Atlantic cod in order of implementing such traits into a selective breeding programme. A combination of molecular genetics, phenotypic records and bi oinformatics is crucial to identify areas...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2007

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Molecular typing of Aeromonas salmonicida- the cause of serous disease in farmed marine fish

Most if not all marine-fish currently held in captivity in Norway are susceptible to infection with Aeromonas salmonicida. Current expansion in farming of new marine species will almost certainly lead to increased isolations of A. salmonicida. Losses can be high and the bacterium is often difficu...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2007

Location: Akershus

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Hjerte- og skjelettmuskelbetennelse (HSMB) hos atlantisk laks, virus karakterisering og immunisering.

Hjerte- og skjelettmuskelbetennelse (HSMB) ble første gang påvist hos laks i Norge i 1999. Siden har det vært en økende forekomst av utbrudd og økende spredning av sykdommen langs Norskekysten. Sjukdommen arter seg med dødelighet over lang tid hos voksen laks og som et akutt sykdomsproblem i laks...

Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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General requirement and cataract preventative effect of dietary histidine relative to dietary lipid sources in Atlantic salmon growers

The amino acid histidine has been identified as a key preventative factor in the development of cataract in Atlantic salmon. The exact mechanism for the cataract mitigation by elevated His is not clear. Histidine covers many important biochemical roles in the salmon lens, such as a component in ...

Awarded: NOK 2.1 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Improvement of methods for infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) screening and control in Atlantic salmon broodfish

Testing and removal of progeny from IPNV-positive salmonid parents to control vertical transmission of IPNV has been known for more than 35 years and various national authorities (i.e. Scotland, Chile, but not Norway) have established IPNV testing require ments for salmonid broodfish or imposed I...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2007

Location: Oslo

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Proliferative gill inflammation in Atlantic salmon – identification of aetiology

Proliferative gill inflammation (PGI) is an important cause of losses related to mortality and reduced growth rate in seawater farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Although reported since the 1980s, the disease appears to be increasing both in frequency and degree in later years. It is estimated...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2011

Location: Akershus

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Improved methodologies for harvest and purification of algal toxins

Methods for large scale harvest of toxic alga and algal toxins by pumping seawater through plankton nets and columns with adsorbent materials will be developed. Furthermore one will develop methods for enzymatic conversion of algal toxins into toxic metab olites. Clean up methods for toxins from ...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Akershus

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Karakterisering av virus assosiert med Hjertesprekk (CMS) og Hjerte- skjelettmuskel betennelse (HSMB)

Norsk lakseoppdrett er i betydelig grad påvirket av sykdommer med uklare årsaksforhold, noe som presser næringens små fortjenestemarginer i negativ retning. I denne gruppen sykdokmmer finner en blant annet hjertesprekk (Cardiac Myopathy syndrome, CMS), he morrhagisk diatese (Haemorrhagic smolt sy...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Vestland

IS-NAD-Samarbeid med NORAD-land

Heino, Mikko Norsk spes til Kina 2005

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Awarded: NOK 10,000

Project Period: 2004-2005

Location: Vestland