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Oysters: Disease Resistant Oysters

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Overview

Rutgers Haskin NEH Oysters
Rutgers Haskin NEH® Oysters
Rutgers Haskin DBX Oysters
Rutgers Haskin DBX Oysters.

 

 

 

 

 

Variety: Disease Resistant Oysters
Principal Investigator(s): Ximing Guo
Achievement(s): Rutgers disease-resistant oysters are widely used by farmers in New Jersey and Northeastern States where MSX and Dermo diseases are present.

Eastern oysters with improved disease resistance and growth.

Strengths & Qualities

  • Selectively bred for MSX resistance since 1960, for Dermo resistance since 1990 and for growth and shell attributes since 1998
  • Haskin NEH® is derived from Long Island Sound and perform well in most high salinity (20 – 34 ppt) sites in the Northeastern region
  • Haskin DBX is derived from Delaware Bay and perform well in medium or low salinity (18 – 23 ppt) sites
  • Both strains have strong resistance to MSX, moderate to strong resistance to Dermo, and improved survival in the field
  • Adapted to hatchery production and grow significantly faster than wild Delaware oysters in the field

For Growers

  • Rutgers licenses the disease-resistant oyster strains as patented products. The oyster breeding program provides broodstock oysters free of charge to licensed hatchery for commercial seed production
  • Disease-resistant oyster seed can be purchased from licensed hatcheries and cultured the same way as normal oysters

Intellectual Property

  • Rutgers Haskin NEH® Oysters
  • Rutgers Haskin DBX Oysters

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