Infectious and parasitic diseases generate large economic losses in salmon farming. A feasible
and sustainable alternative to prevent disease outbreaks may be represented by genetic …

… JM Yáñez would like to thank to María Eugenia Cabrejos for her valuable contribution during
the early stage of the project and Carlos Soto for his kind contribution with samples from the …

Early sexual maturation is considered a serious drawback for Atlantic salmon aquaculture as
it retards growth, increases production times and affects flesh quality. Although both growth …

The production of fish and shellfish through aquaculture is an increasingly important source
of high-quality animal protein, with a worldwide production of 66.6 million tons in 2012 (FAO, …

Background Salmon Rickettsial Syndrome (SRS) caused by Piscirickettsia salmonis is a
major disease affecting the Chilean salmon industry. Genomic selection (GS) is a method …

We describe an emerging initiative - the ‘Functional Annotation of All Salmonid Genomes’ (FAASG),
which will leverage the extensive trait diversity that has evolved since a whole …

Piscirickettsia salmonis is one of the main infectious diseases affecting coho salmon (Oncorhynchus
kisutch) farming, and current treatments have been ineffective for the control of this …

Background Pisciricketssia salmonis is the causal agent of Salmon Rickettsial Syndrome (SRS),
which affects salmon species and causes severe economic losses. Selective breeding …

Salmonid rickettsial syndrome (SRS), caused by the intracellular bacterium Piscirickettsia
salmonis, is one of the main diseases affecting rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) farming. …

Piscirickettsiosis (Piscirickettsia salmonis) is one of the diseases that cause large economic
losses in Chilean salmon industry. Genetic improvement of disease resistance represents …