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PROJECT NUMBER • 1994-081
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Experimental production of tetraploid oysters for use as broodstock for commercial hatchery production of triploids

Triploids (3n) are organisms with three sets of chromosomes, while the normal diploid (2n) organisms have only two sets. Over the past two decades, triploids have been studied in more than 20 species of molluscs. The main interests of those studies have primarily focused on their sterility and...
ORGANISATION:
Flinders University
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-713
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SCRC: PhD : Understanding penaeid prawn sex determination and developing monosex induction strategies for commercial application (Andrew Foote)

Domestication and selective breeding programs in a number of cultured penaeid shrimp species worldwide have substantially improved commercially desirable traits compared to wild stocks. Improvements in growth rates, feed conversion efficiency, disease resistance and survival have been achieved in...
ORGANISATION:
Flinders University
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-738
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SCRC: Reducing inflammation in the elderly with a high seafood diet

With ageing, the inflammatory process is aggravated and it is becoming increasingly recognised that chronic, low-grade inflammation is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular, and a number of other, chronic diseases. The role of nutrition in the development and resolution of inflammation...
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Flinders University
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