The need to find natural products to enhance fish welfare and production efficiency have led to the study of dietary hemp inclusion into fish diet to reduce stress and improve fish immune status since it presents many medicinal properties. There are few studies in fish that suggest that the use of CBD decreases the expression… Read More »
In 2014 Marco Alexandre Cerqueira, a PhD student from the Centre of Marine Sciences of University of Algarve, successfully applied for a TNA project at the Institute of Aquaculture entitled “Using temperature choice in a dynamic environment to assess animal personality both within and between genetically distinct Tilapia populations”. Marco explained “This research is in… Read More »
Dr Sean Monaghan at the Institute of Aquaculture is working with BioMar, Tethys Aquaculture Ltd, Sisaf Ltd and the University of Maine on an orally administered sea lice vaccine targeting mucosal immunity. So far, mostly injection vaccines have been developed and tested and no commercial vaccine currently exists. This project seeks to develop a novel… Read More »