Full production cycle performance of gene-edited, sterile Atlantic salmon - growth, smoltification, welfare indicators and fillet composition

• Published in: Aquaculture Vol. 560; p. 738456
• Main Authors: Kleppe, L., Fjelldal, P.G., Andersson, E., Hansen, T., Sanden, M., Bruvik, A., Skaftnesmo, K.O., Furmanek, T., Kjærner-Semb, E., Crespo, D., Flavell, S., Pedersen, A.Ø., Vogelsang, P., Torsvik, A., Kvestad, K.A., Olausson, S., Norberg, B., Schulz, R.W., Bogerd, J., Santi, N., Edvardsen, R.B., Wargelius, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.11.2022
• Subjects: aquaculture; Atlantic salmon; body size; calcium; chlorides; condition factor; dnd-knockout; fillets; glucose; Growth; harvest date; heart; industry; introgression; lactic acid; liver; muscles; osmolality; phenotype; proximate composition; puberty; Salmo salar; salmon; Sexual maturation; smoltification; sodium; Sterility; transcriptome; vertebrae; Welfare indicators; Sexual maturation; Atlantic salmon; Growth; Sterility; Welfare indicators; dnd-knockout

Using germ cell-free (GCF), sterile, dnd-knockout salmon for farming could solve the problems associated with precocious maturation and genetic introgression of farmed breeds into wild populations. However, prior to using GCF fish in the salmon farming industry, it is crucial to understand if, or ho...