title: Immunogenetics of disease resistance in fish: a comparative approach.
abstract: The study of the genetic regulation of infectious disease resistance depends on the availability of inbred lines or selection lines of the species under investigation. The small numbers of such lines of fish has limited the strategy in teleosts to studies of associations between disease and immune/health traits. Attempts to correlate genetic differences in immune responsiveness with survival after experimental challenge with pathogenic bacteria have failed to define immune parameters that can substantially aid selection for genetic resistance to infectious diseases. Advantages and disadvantages of selection strategies as illustrated by mouse and chicken models are discussed. In this study we summarize the present situation in fish as well as our attempts to develop gynogenetic lines of carp for immunogenetic research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Animal Morphology and Cell Biology, Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences (WIAS), Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Wiegertjes
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Stet
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Parmentier
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: van Muiswinkel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017849:Animals, Inbred Strains; D005399:Fishes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*