Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0455813

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0455813

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The link between environmental stress and disease onset in prawn aquaculture. The federal government has set a target for prawn aquaculture production to increase fourfold by 2010. A major barrier is disease: losses of 20% of production to viral diseases are not uncommon. To be internationally competitive, Australia needs to develop high health production systems. Most prawn stock carry chronic viral infections, but only exhibit disease symptoms following environmental stress. This project will identify environmental stressors that activate viral disease in Penaeus monodon. Outcomes will be incorporated into on-farm managerial regimes to minimize risk of crop loss to disease. Development of biomarkers as indicators of stress related risks may be commercialized.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 31-03-2005

End Date: 31-03-2006

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $46,527.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Invertebrate Biology | Gene Expression | Aquaculture | Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Aquaculture |

Other Keywords

Aquaculture | Gene Expression | Genetics | Invertebrate Biology

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