Examination of the technical feasibility of providing on-site diagnostic PCR for aquaculture

目前的水产养殖兽医诊断方法严重依赖聚合酶链反应，由集中实验室服务进行。这导致时间延迟，因为收集的样本必须在分析之前运送到远程实验室，从而导致疾病诊断和管理干预实施方面的时间损失。目前的项目将审查建立一个基本原型系统的可行性，以便在恶劣的海洋水产养殖环境中进行现场PCR诊断的专家测试和示范。一个成功的项目将为未来发展商业系统和服务提供途径，为水产养殖疾病提供护理点PCR诊断，促进现场工作人员和兽医服务提供者的快速反应。该系统还可用于测试孵化场鲑鱼的海水准备情况。因此，使用这种系统将改善动物健康和福利，以及水产养殖业务的可持续性。

Current methods of veterinary diagnostics in aquaculture rely heavily upon PCR which iscarried out by centralized laboratory services. This results in time delays due to the collectedsamples having to be shipped to a remote lab prior to analysis, resulting in lost time in respectof disease diagnosis and implementation of management intervention. The current project will examine the feasibility of building a basic prototype system to carry out specialist testing and demonstration of PCR diagnostics carried out in situ in the harsh marine aquaculture environment. A successful project will provide a pathway to the future development of commercial systems and services to provide point of care PCR diagnostics for diseases in aquaculture, facilitating a rapid response by on site staff and veterinary service providers. The system can also be used for testing seawater readiness of salmon at hatcheries. Use of such a system will thus improve animal health and welfare, as well as the sustainability ofaquaculture operations.