Conference presentation
Turning Blokes into Sheilas: how will it help sustain the aquaculture industry of lobsters?
USC Research Conference, 2013 (Sunshine Coast, Australia, 01-Jul-2013–05-Jul-2013)
University of the Sunshine Coast
2013
Abstract
Monosex population culture includes growth of either all-male or all-female populations. It is important for both commercial and environmental reasons. Monosex culture is abundantly practiced in poultry and cattle, enabling better yields and more efficient broodstock management and is a desirable outcome for aquaculture. In several commercially important fish species, either all-male or all-female populations is gained through hormonal treatments that can be environmentally hazardous. In crustaceans on the other hand, recent studies have demonstrated the commercial viability of using RNA interference to silence the masculinising androgenic gland hormone. Due to the species-specific impact of such intervention and the fact the silencing agent is a naturally occurring highly degradable compound, this technology mitigates the environmental risk of using hazardous chemicals. In an attempt to harness this novel biotechnology to the lobster industry, we have characterised the androgenic gland in the eastern rock lobster Sagmariasus verreuxii and commenced with characterisation of the androgenic gland hormone, termed Sagmariasus verreuxii insulin-like androgenic gland factor (Sv-IAG). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of an androgenic gland characterisation in a spiny lobster.
Details
- Title
- Turning Blokes into Sheilas: how will it help sustain the aquaculture industry of lobsters?
- Authors
- Tomer Ventura (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Conference details
- USC Research Conference, 2013 (Sunshine Coast, Australia, 01-Jul-2013–05-Jul-2013)
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Date published
- 2013
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2013 the author. Reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448719302621
- Output Type
- Conference presentation
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