Canada: Troutlodge take the next steps in BCWD resistance research

Published 2021년 9월 10일

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Troutlodge and the USDA are planning to expand their collaboration to improve bacterial cold water disease (BCWD) resistance in more trout spawning groups, building on their previous work with the May spawning group since 2013. This effort aims to combat Flavobacterium phychrophilum, the cause of BCWD and Rainbow Trout Fry Syndrome, and to provide eggs with improved resistance available year-round. The May strain, which has been under selection since 2015, has shown promising results in both lab and field settings. The partnership aims to speed up the process of genetic improvements in additional spawning groups, with Kyle Martin, a senior geneticist at Troutlodge, expressing optimism for the project.

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Troutlodge and the United States of Agriculture (USDA) are getting ready to expand its bacterial cold water disease (BCWD) resistance efforts to more spawning groups. Troutlodge and the USDA have been working together since 2013 to improve resistance to Flavobacterium phychrophilum in the trout industry. Flavobacterium phychrophilum is a causative agent of bacterial cold water disease (BCWD) and Rainbow Trout Fry Syndrome (RTFS). Most of its early research has been conduvted on the Troutlodge May spawning group and with improvements reported in controlled laboratoray challegens and with clients in the field, the research team is looking to expand in hopes of producing eggs with improved resistance being available year round. The May strain has been under selection since 2015, which means that the current generation has experience ...

Source: Hatcheryinternational