Overcoming barriers to breeding for increased lice resistance in farmed Atlantic salmon: A case study from Norway

• Published in: Aquaculture
• Main Authors: Rosendal, Kristin, Olesen, Ingrid
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Lakseoppdrett; Salmon breeding; Miljøpolitikk; Environmental policy; Forvaltningstiltak; Management measures; VDP::Genetikk og genomikk: 474; VDP::Genetics and genomics: 474; Handle The; Norway; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3010595; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737574

Lice is a persistent and major problem in the salmon aquaculture sector with serious environmental impacts and reducing growth potential and income of the salmon industry. This article discusses whether there is an untapped potential in breeding for improved lice resistant of Atlantic salmon. To thi...