Oysters: Disease Resistant Oysters
Overview
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
Contact Us
Contact: Christine Chow