Welcome to FISH-VET
Fish Investigation & Study Hub for Veterinary Education and Training
Welcome to our state-of-the-art fish facility built in 2021, where you will unlock unparalleled opportunities for fish housing, breeding, and cutting-edge research with specialized instruments tailored for studying model fish, such as zebrafish, medaka, and salmonids.
Our fish facility offers a world of possibilities, from infection and toxicology studies to behavioral research and beyond. It is equipped with the latest technologies and highly qualified staff, ensuring a seamless and comprehensive approach to advancing your aquatic research goals.
But that’s not all – our fish facility go the extra mile by offering dynamic training programs in fish biology, husbandry, and research techniques. Tailored for veterinary, nurse students, and biologists alike, these programs provide hands-on experience and knowledge transfer that will elevate your expertise to new height.
Your aquatic research journey
begins with us!
Our Species
In our fish facility you can study two model fish species (zebrafish and the Japanese medaka),
as well as aquaculture species, such as Atlantic salmon and trout.
Zebrafish
Danio Rerio
Most famous and used laboratory fish species in the world, zebrafish is a perfect model for advanced scientific research on vertebrate development and biology.
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Medaka
Oryzias Latipes
Most famous and used laboratory fish species in the The Japanese medaka is the second most-used fish model in the world, with the advantage of being tolerant to saline water and possessing a genotypic sex determination system.
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Salmon
Salmo Salar
The Atlantic salmon is an iconic species in aquaculture; however, it is endangered in the wild. Salmon undergoes a complex life cycle, residing in rivers for part of its life and in the ocean for the other part.
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Trout
Oncorhynchus Mykiss
Rainbow trout is probably the most widely introduced fish species in the world, popular in recreational fishing and widely used in aquaculture.
Read moreOur fish facility
In our fish facExperience our state-of-the-art aquatic facility,
where you can dive into the ongoing innovative projects.
Last news
New EU project CHIASMA at FISH-VET
Led by Ass. Prof. Mette Muller and Em. Prof. Erik Ropstad, people from the Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences at the veterinary school are now involved in a new EU project named CHIASMA.
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New project on vaccination of Atlantic salmon against salmon gill poxvirus surface proteins
Salmon gill poxvirus (SGPV) infection is a common denominator in many cases of complex gill disease in the Norwegian salmon farming industry and may, as a single agent infection, result in salmon poxvirus disease (SGPVD). As our knowledge of the salmon defense mechanisms against SGPV is yet in its primitive phase, the ‘Immunopox’ project, led by Mona Gjessing at the Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI), will contribute to understanding the salmon humoral immune response to the virus infection by establishing a bio-plex assay to measure specific antibodies against SGPV in wild and farmed salmon blood and skin/gill mucus.
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New project on Infectious Salmon Anemia virus (ISAV) by the Norwegian Veterinary Institut
In a quest to unravel the mysteries behind the ever-changing virulence of the Infectious Salmon Anemia virus (ISAV), researchers at the section for Aquaculture biosecurity at Norwegian Veterinary Institute Ås, embarked on an exciting initiative to dive deep into the intricate world of ISAV, by exploring the nuances in virulence, disease development, and outcomes between historical and newer isolates.
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