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SIXTH
FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME
HORIZONTAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INVOLVING SMES
CO-OPERATIVE RESEARCH |
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Contract
n° 017646 |
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European
co-operative research project |
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Partner
1 & Co-ordinator - The University of Namur |
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Research Unit of Organismic Biology
(FUNDP-URBO) develops fundamental
and applied research related to
freshwater ecology, comparative
physiology, biochemistry, and aquaculture
since the early 80’s. The
research unit currently has a staff
of 4 academics, 20 research scientists
and 6 technicians. Within this unit,
the fish physiology and aquaculture
team has gained a wide expertise
in the assessment of nutritional
status of freshwater fish reared
under various conditions of feeding,
both at the larval and juvenile
stages. |
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research team has been and is currently
involved in several research projects
in aquaculture, at the regional,
national or European levels (FAIR-96-1572,
FAIR-98-9241, QoL-lucioperca), as
co-ordinator or research partner,
with a special emphasis on feeding
and nutrition of percid fishes.
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FUNDP.URBO
has at its disposal all research
facilities and analytical equipment
to conduct nutrition experiments
in recirculating systems and biochemical
analysis of fish and feeds. FUNDP.URBO
will coordinate the present research
proposal, and will be responsible
for the broodstock nutrition experiments. |
Allocation
of manpower
Scientific and technical staff involved
in the project:
Prof. Dr. P. Kestemont, project
co-ordinator; Dr. R. Mandiki, senior
scientist, scientific responsible
for the experiments conducted in
FUNDP, animal physiologist (fish
and mammals); Dr. N. Wang, post-doc,
scientific co-responsible for the
experiment conducted in the FUNDP,
fish physiologist; Mrs G. Blanchard,
PhD student in fish nutrition, Mrs
E. Henrotte, PhD student in reproduction/nutrition
interactions, Mr. A. Evrard, fish
culture technician, Mr Y. Mine,
computer specialist and administrative
manager. |
Allocation
of equipment
Experimental facilities for larval
rearing are available at the University
of Namur. FUNDP-URBO is fully equipped
to perform physiological and biochemical
assays in relation to broodstock
management and nutrition, including
spectrophotometer, RIA and ELISA
equipment, gas chromatography and
HPLC. |
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