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PROJECT NUMBER • 1987-081
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Developing on-growing techniques and disease prevention husbandry of pearl oysters in WA

Infection by marine Vlbrlo bacteria is still considered to be the major opportunistic cause of mass mortalities of pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima} on farm lease sites in the north west of Western Australia. Vibriosis of P. maxima was found to occur following some form of stressful husbandry...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-718
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SCRC: RTG:To learn practical skills in conducting viral disease challenge techniques in Penaeid prawn species using white-spot syndrome virus (WSSV) as a model virus to be conducted at Shrimp Biotechnology Business Unit (BIOTEC), Pathumthani, Thailand.

Due to the nature of commercial prawn farming, constraints within the industry such as disease management will always pose problems from managing endemic diseases; such as gill-associated virus in Australia, to exotic diseases including Yellow Head Virus and White Spot Syndrome Virus. The need to...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-755
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SCRC: Visiting Expert: Dr John Taylor visit to Tasmania

There is currently no research on triploidy in Atlantic Salmon being carried out in Australia, For Tasmanian growers, triploids are one of the poorer performing stock types but a necessary part of the strategy for producing the right sized harvest fish all year round. The growers hoped to achieve...
ORGANISATION:
Huon Aquaculture Group Ltd
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-752
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SCRC: RTG: Laboratory visit to be trained to analyse oyster (Sydney Rock Oysters) histology sections, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, NSW

While histology and its meaningful analysis are important skills to possess, most histological work conducted at the University of the Sunshine Coast heavily focuses on human histology, with some vertebrate histology, whereas knowledge about the analysis of oyster histology slides is lacking. This...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
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