The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) received a $300,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants program (CFDA 10.200). The grant will fund a research partnership between VIMS and Riverence Holdings, a large rainbow trout aquaculture company, to quantify genetic variation in infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) transmission resistance across rainbow trout lineages. The researchers will determine the heritability of IHNV transmission resistance and whether it is linked to other performance traits. This work will lay the foundation to selectively breed rainbow trout for improved IHNV resistance, bolstering disease management in salmonid aquaculture. Results will be disseminated to aquaculture and disease control stakeholders through conferences and publications. The grant period is from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025.
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