Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Norwegian sea lice research centre established

THE research wing of Cermaq’s feed company, EWOS Innovation will be a key partner in a new innovation centre for sea lice research.

The headquarters will be based at the University of Bergen and will be supported by significant grant funding from the Norwegian Research Council as part of the SFI programme (Senter for forskningsdrevet innovasjon). Other partners include the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Institute of Marine Research, Novartis, Marine Harvest, Lerøy Seafood and Patogen Analyse. There will be collaboration with other institutes from a variety of countries including Chile, Canada, and the UK.

The centre will focus on the production of new medicines, monitor and control resistance, develop novel immune controls as well as reduce the initial attachment of sea lice. A key deliverable will be to provide additional tools for effective integrated pest management of sea lice on salmon production sites. Read more...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.

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