New tool can aid tilapia aquaculture and conservation 12 Dec 2021 An inexpensive genomics marker tool can accurately identify hybrid fish that threaten the survival of natural tilapia populations in aquaculture, helping empower both aquaculture producers and conservation efforts in Tan…
Professor Ross Houston to join BMK Genetics in 2022 10 Dec 2021 Professor Ross Houston, who currently leads the aquaculture genetics team at The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, will join Benchmark Genetics (BG) as the Director of Innovation on 1 March 2022.
Breeding more resilience into aquaculture: a new frontier in selection 8 Dec 2021 Genomic selection is an effective means of improving aquatic animal health, with recent studies suggesting it can be used for a range of conditions including whitepsot resistance in shrimp, herpesvirus resistance in Paci…
Researchers begin new project that assesses fillet yield in live fish 3 Dec 2021 Scientists at Australia’s Murdoch University are developing a new method to measure fillet fat percentages while fish are still alive.
Genomar develops streptococcosis-resistant tilapia 1 Feb 2021 After five years of extensive research and breeding trials, Genomar introduces new disease-resistant strains of tilapia.
Genomic support for Canadian oyster sector 24 Jul 2019 Details of a new $3.8 million project that will use genomic techniques to produce the first selectively bred Canadian strain of eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) have been released today.
Scotland's gene genius 14 Feb 2019 In a two-part feature, Professor Ross Houston, one of the world’s foremost aquaculture genetics experts, explains how a combination of new techniques and new technologies has a huge potential to improve breeding programm…
