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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
11 - University H. Poincaré – Nancy |
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Research Unit of the team ‘Diversification
in Freshwater Aquaculture’
of Animal Science’s Laboratory
(LSA) has developed fundamental
and applied research programmes
related to the diversification of
freshwater aquaculture since the
early 90’s. The research unit
of this team currently has a staff
of 1 professor, 4 research scientists
and 1 technician. |
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main research objectives are focused
on the influence of the rearing
conditions (environmental factors,
husbandry strategy, rearing systems)
on the expression of biological
functions (growth, reproduction)
in the framework of the domestication
of new species. At present, the
research team works on the development
of a new integrative methodology
allowing the study of interactions
between factors. Our main biological
model is Eurasian perch, a species
very closed to pikeperch. The research
team has been currently involved
in several research projects in
aquaculture, at the regional, national
or European levels (FAIR CT96-1572,
FAIR CT98-9241, 2321 ACRAPEP), with
a special emphasis on the effects
of environmental factors (day length,
light intensity, water temperature)
on the development of Eurasian perch
Perca fluviatilis including
the larval, post-larval, juvenile
and adult stages
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Allocation
of manpower
Scientific staff: Dr. P. Fontaine,
senior scientist, specialist in
fish reproduction and production,
Dr. J.N. Gardeur, senior scientist,
specialist in the experimental design
(multifactorial design) and statistical
analyses, a PhD student (hired by
the project)
Technical staff: L. Fordoxcel (part-time),
Technician responsible for water
quality analyses. |
Allocation
of equipment
LSA-UHP hosts large-scale research
facilities functioning in recirculating
systems (30 tanks of 500 L each,
9 tanks of 1.700 L each and 12 others
of 3.000 L each) located in air-conditioned
rooms or in external position (Bouzule
farm), and possesses analytical
equipment to carry out fish biochemical
and water quality analysis. Specific
ELISA methods have been developed
to assess sexual steroids in framework
of study on reproduction. |
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