Assessing the commercial potential of genetically modified plant oils in aquaculture

Lead Research Organisation: Rothamsted Research

Department Name: Biological Chemistry & Crop Protection

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Funded Value:

£11,116

Funded Period:

Jun 15 - Aug 15

Funder:

BBSRC

Project Status:

Closed

Project Category:

Research Grant

Project Reference:

BB/N004787/1

Principal Investigator:

Johnathan Napier

Research Topic:

Unclassified

Organisations

Rothamsted Research (Lead Research Organisation)

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Johnathan Napier (Principal Investigator)

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Title Publication Date Published

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Betancor MB (2017) An oil containing EPA and DHA from transgenic Camelina sativa to replace marine fish oil in feeds for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): Effects on intestinal transcriptome, histology, tissue fatty acid profiles and plasma biochemistry. in PloS one

Napier JA (2015) Transgenic plants as a sustainable, terrestrial source of fish oils. in European journal of lipid science and technology : EJLST

Park H (2017) Towards the development of a sustainable soya bean-based feedstock for aquaculture. in Plant biotechnology journal

Key Findings


Description	An assessment of the aquaculture market and the potential for novel sources of omega-3 fish oils to replace fish oils
Exploitation Route	Using the data from this study to underpin business development and commercial models.
Sectors	Agriculture Food and Drink

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