Through a collaborative project with national and international research institutions, AquaGen has identified the exact positions of the gene that codes for IPN resistance in salmon.
The identification of the gene responsible for IPN resistance in salmon enables a great accuracy in the selection of broodstock, ensuring the offspring to be resistant to IPN.
This gene is found to have two mutations that prevent the IPN virus from infecting salmon cells…
Read the full article at Fish Farmer Magazine.
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