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Applied research

Applied research and research projects

Our Support services

Implementation of field trials through our partnerships with freshwater and marine farms.

Design of technical protocols, scientific and market studies on specific topics, and scientific support for the diagnostics of emerging diseases.

Setting up trials, designing protocols, sampling, monitoring, and drafting reports (scientific/commercial/industrial).

Our areas of expertise
  • Feed additives
  • Vaccines
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Participation in research projects

We actively engage in national and regional projects supported by French public funds, as well as international initiatives in collaboration with various organizations, primarily funded by the European Union.

Our expertise as an entity allows us to contribute to different projects by adapting our roles to meet your needs. We are involved as project leaders, partners, or responsible for specific work packages.

European Projects

MedAid 2017-2021

Role of Vet’eau / Objectives: :

  • Partner.
  • Improve the technical performance of Mediterranean aquaculture.
  • Manage fish health, diseases, and welfare.
  • Contribute to the development of a diagnostic manual for major pathogens in the Mediterranean aquaculture.

Funding source: : Horizon 2020

Pathotrack Fish 2014-2017

Role of Vet’eau / Objectives: :

  • Partner.
  • Identify and describe the main strains of Tenacibaculum affecting farmed fish in France and the Mediterranean through sequencing.
  • Study the epidemiology Tenacibaculum infections in marine species.
  • Develop culture and transport media for Tenacibaculum.
  • Design and field-test an autogenous vaccine against Tenacibaculum maritimum.

Funding source: : FUI11

Myxfish Control 2002-2005

Role of Vet’eau / Objectives: :

  • Partner.
  • Improve diagnostics and examine epidemiology.
  • Develop new techniques to control enteric myxosporidiosis in commercial Mediterranean fish.

Funding source: : FP5

FAIR Programme 1994-1998

Role of Vet’eau / Objectives:

  • Study the impact of environmental factors on marine resources, fishing and aquaculture activities.
  • Optimize species biology for aquaculture.
  • Examine the socio-economic aspects of the fishing industry.
  • Improve aquaculture system methodologies.

Funding source: : FP4

AIR Programme 1991-1994

Role of Vet’eau / Objectives: :

  • Partner.
  • Contribute improve the alignment between the production of terrestrial and aquatic resources and their use by consumers/industry.
  • Diversify and improve agricultural and forestry products to enhance competitiveness while ensuring sustainable management and adequate environmental protection.

Funding source: : FP3

National Projects

REAPOL (on-going)

Role of Vet’eau / Objectives: :

  • Conduct a national assessment of antibiotic resistance phenotypes in commensal and pathogenic bacteria in farmed fish.
  • Contribute to improved surveillance through the acquisition and sharing of technical expertise within a professional network.
  • Integrate aquaculture into the Résapath monitoring system.

Funding source: : Plan Écoantibio 2

Enr-EAU-Bage

Role of Vet’eau / Objectives: :

          • Partner.
          • Develop a best practice guide for antibiotic coating in fish farming feed.

Funding source: Plan Écoantibio 2

Vac-EAsy (on going)

Role of Vet’eau / Objectives: :

  • Partner.
  • Understand the genetic and antigenic diversity of bacteria to adapt vaccines.
  • Improve vaccination protocols, particularly through minimally invasive methods (feed, immersion).
  • Evaluate bivalent vaccines to control multiple diseases with fewer administrations.

Funding source: Plan Écoantibio 2

Strengthening biosecurity in aquaculture (on going)

Role of Vet’eau / Objectives:

  • Partner.
  • Develop an educational toolkit to raise awareness among fish farmers about biosecurity issues.

Funding source: : Plan Écoantibio 2

Experimental facilities

Experimental facilities

  • Vet’eau is accredited for the Research Tax Credit (CIR) Rby the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation.
  • The experimental facilities accreditation (No. A 31 232 010) was obtained in October 2023 for the use of animals for scientific purposes, specifically for Rainbow trout, European seabass, and Gilthead sea bream.
  • Other species: shrimp & shellfish.
  • Authorized personnel:  Léna Le Breton and Sara Picon Camacho.
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Proposed Experimental Trials
  • Trial design studies, including study protocol design, study execution, statistical analysis, and result interpretation
  • Nutrition and in-feed trials
  • Efficacy of new products, safety testing, and comparative analysis
  • Testing of new prophylactic methods: feed additives, probiotics, prebiotics, etc
  • Clinical pharmacology, animal models (bacterial infections) for dose determination and confirmation studies
  • Safety and efficacy studies on vaccines (for registration or post-marketing purposes)
  • Autogenous vaccine efficacy testing
  • Challenge model implementation
  • Internal library of bacterial strains for experimental models
  • Secure and safe storage of bacterial strains in a protected biorepository
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