Genetics tailored for Scottish waters

Expertise in genetics is helping to create salmon stock with higher levels of resilience By Andrew Preston Lead, Trait Development and Land Based, Benchmark Genetics Benchmark Genetics is at the forefront of advancing sustainable salmon production through genetic improvement. While selective breeding programs have already yielded significant benefits in growth performance, robustness, and disease resistance,…

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Wild Atlantic salmon “facing major threat”

Climate change is threatening a growing number of species including the Atlantic salmon, warns an update to the World Conservation Union (IUCN) red list of threatened species. The information, released at the COP28 UN climate conference in the United Arab Emirates, also includes the first global freshwater fish assessment, and highlights the impact of illegal…

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Welfare has just gone Tech

The latest analytical techniques make it possible to obtain a more rounded view of the health of stock Since the arrival of SARS Covid 19 into the UK, it is believed that more than 70% of the population have, at some point, been infected with the virus. Of course, “infected with” is not always the…

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