• Applying genetic technologies to combat infectious diseases in aquaculture 

      Robinson, Nicholas Andrew; Robledo, Diego; Sveen, Lene; Daniels, Rose Ruiz; Krasnov, Aleksei; Coates, Andrew; Jin, Ye Hwa; Barrett, Luke T.; Lillehammer, Marie; Kettunen, Anne Helena; Phillips, Ben L.; Dempster, Tim; Doeschl-Wilson, Andrea; Samsing, Francisca; Difford, Gareth Frank; Salisbury, Sarah; Gjerde, Bjarne; Haugen, John-Erik; Burgerhout, Erik; Dagnachew, Binyam Sime; Kurian, Dominic; Fast, Mark D.; Rye, Morten; Salazar, Marcela; Bron, James E.; Monaghan, Sean J.; Jacq, Celeste; Birkett, Mike; Browman, Howard I.; Skiftesvik, Anne Berit; Fields, David M.; Selander, Erik; Bui, Samantha; Sonesson, Anna Kristina; Skugor, Stanko; Østbye, Tone-Kari K; Houston, Ross D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Disease and parasitism cause major welfare, environmental and economic concerns for global aquaculture. In this review, we examine the status and potential of technologies that exploit genetic variation in host resistance ...
    • Cardiac responses to elevated seawater temperature in Atlantic salmon 

      Jørgensen, Sven Martin; Castro, Vicente; Krasnov, Aleksei; Torgersen, Jacob; Timmerhaus, Gerrit; Hevrøy, Ernst Morten; Hansen, Tom; Susort, Sissel; Breck, Olav; Takle, Harald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-02-21)
      Background Atlantic salmon aquaculture operations in the Northern hemisphere experience large seasonal fluctuations in seawater temperature. With summer temperatures often peaking around 18-20°C there is growing concern ...
    • Climate change with increasing seawater temperature will challenge the health of farmed Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua L.) 

      Ytteborg, Elisabeth; Falconer, Lynne; Krasnov, Aleksei; Johansen, Lill-Heidi; Timmerhaus, Gerrit; Johansson, Gunhild Seljehaug; Afanasyev, Sergey; Høst, Vibeke; Hjøllo, Solfrid Sætre; Hansen, Øyvind J; Lazado, Carlo C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food production sectors in the world and further expansion is expected throughout the 21st century. However, climate change is threatening the development of the sector and action ...
    • Omega-3 canola oil effectively replaces fish oil as a new safe dietary source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in feed for juvenile Atlantic salmon 

      Ruyter, Bente; Sissener, Nini; Østbye, Tone-Kari K; Simon, Cedric; Krasnov, Aleksei; Bou, Marta; Sanden, Monica; Nichols, Peter D.; Lutfi Royo, Esmail; Berge, Gerd Marit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Limited availability of fish oils (FO), rich in n-3 long-chain (≥C20) PUFA, is a major constraint for further growth of the aquaculture industry. Long-chain n-3 rich oils from crops GM with algal genes are promising new ...