November 16, 2005 |
BKD – Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century |
8:30 – 8:45 AM |
Welcome and introductions--Kevin Amos and Mark Strom, NOAA Fisheries |
8:45 – 9:30 AM |
Keynote: Renibacterium salmoninarum: an uncommon "bug", all too common in salmonids - Trevor Evelyn (presentation pdf) |
Session 1 |
The Host and the Disease, Session Chair Diane Elliott |
9:30 - 10:00 AM |
Challenges Associated with
Assessing BKD Status and Interactions among wild and hatchery stocks in the
Pacific Northwest: Initial Results from Field Studies – Sonia
Mumford, Olympia Fish Health Center, US Fish and Wildlife Service |
10:00 – 10:30 AM |
BKD in the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin: Historical Perspectives and Current Challenges - Mohamed Faisal, Michigan State University |
10:30 – 10:45 AM |
Break |
10:45 – 11:15 AM |
The BKD situation in Northern Europe – Ole Bendik Dale, Veterinary Institute, Norway (presentation pdf) |
11:15 – 11:45 AM |
Detection of Renibacterium salmoninarum in kidney samples - Sigridur Gudmundsdottir, Institute for Experimental Pathology, University of Iceland, Keldur |
11:45 – 12:45 PM |
Lunch |
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The Pathogen, Session Chair Linda Rhodes |
12:45 – 1:15 PM |
A retrospective look at Renibacterium salmoninarum: research from the 20th century on relatives, pathogenicity and antibiotics - Susan Gutenberger, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (presentation pdf) |
1:15 – 1:45 PM |
Antigenic variation in Renibacterium salmoninarum p57:functional and diagnostic implications – Greg Wiens, National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture, USDA-ARS (presentation pdf) |
1:45 – 2:15 PM |
Genetic manipulation and genotyping of Renibacterium salmoninarum – Linda Rhodes, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries |
2:15 – 2:45 PM |
Regional prevalences of Renibacterium salmoninarum among juvenile chinook salmon in the northeast Pacific Ocean – Todd Sandell, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University (presentation pdf) |
2:45 – 3:00 PM |
Break |
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Session 3 |
BKD Prevention and Control, Session Chair Jim Winton |
3:00 – 3:30 PM |
BKD control begins with diagnosis: Comparison of R. salmoninarum detection methods – Diane Elliott, Western Fisheries Research Center, USGS (presentation pdf) |
3:30 – 4:00 PM |
Broodstock segregation as a management tool for BKD – Doug Munson, Idaho Department of Fish and Game (presentation pdf) |
4:00 – 4:30 PM |
Controlling BKD in the real world; what has been done and where should it go– Stewart Alcorn, Western Fisheries Research Center, USGS |
4:30 – 5:00 PM |
Genetic variation in resistance of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) exposed to R. salmoninarum – Jeff Hard, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries (presentation pdf) |
5:00 – 5:15 PM |
Wrap up |
5:30 – 8:00 PM |
Poster Session and Reception—MOHAI Salmon Stakes Exhibit |
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Posters |
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Modeling BKD-related mortality: The effect of antigen and temperature related suppression of cell mediated immunity, and other factors – Owen Hamel, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries |
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Potential for Transmission of Renibacterium salmoninarum during Coded Wire Tagging: A Comparison of Conventional and Automated Marking Methods - C.L. McKibben, Western Fisheries Research Center, USGS |