A Global Problem
Globally, Shrimp farmers are negatively impacted by difficult to detect shrimp pathogens. And with shrimp pathogens costing farmers around $6Billion in losses p.a., more needs to be done to reduce disease and support hard working farming communities.
Critically, shrimp rarely harbour only one pathogen and farmers often don’t know which ones they are.
To overcome this Genics has developed a cost effective solution.
A Cost Effective Solution
Genics has solved the problem of easily detecting shrimp pathogens, with farms in 30 countries now reaping the benefits. The process is fast and uses our innovative pathogen detection solutions – Shrimp MultiPath or Shrimp MultiPath Xtra. These solutions stack up as the ultimate early warning system for farmers detecting 13 pathogens (or 14 pathogens including DIV1 with MultiPath Xtra) in a single automated test that is unparalleled in today’s industry for its sensitivity and accuracy.
This is only half the story. Genics also helps farmers like you use data to improve breeding programs.
Solutions like Genics’ ShrimpID provide farmers with unprecedented information to boost breeding programs. Unlike other genetic pedigree testing services that are less accurate and more expensive, ShrimpID can be coupled with Shrimp MultiPath to create Shrimp MultiPath+, a powerful tool that provides an increasingly granular view of your farms potential.
ShrimpID panels have been trialled and tested for over 5 years on populations of Pacific White and Black Tiger shrimp from all corners of the world to determine pedigree and genetic relatedness of stocks. Shrimp MultiPath+ forms a complementary workflow in the laboratory, resulting in highly cost effective DNA pedigree analysis.
We detect pathogens weeks before you’ll see the first clinical signs of disease
The shrimp in the image below appear healthy, however, how do farmers know their animals aren’t already carriers of pathogens.
Shrimp MultiPath and MultiPath Xtra, remove any doubt about animal health, giving farmers greater certainty about the commercial value of their crop and confidence in chosen stocking density.
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IHHNV – Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus
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IHHNV – Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus
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IHHNV – Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus
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WSSV – White spot syndrome virus
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WSSV – White spot syndrome virus
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WSSV – White spot syndrome virus
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GAV5 – Gill associated virus (YHV5)
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GAV5 – Gill associated virus (YHV5)
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GAV5 – Gill associated virus (YHV5)
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EHP – Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei
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EHP – Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei
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EHP – Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei
Complete Confidence with
Shrimp MultiPath
Shrimp rarely harbour only one pathogen and farmers usually don’t know which ones they are. Shrimp MultiPath tests 13 pathogens offering our clients peace of mind in early detection, quality control and informed farm management.
Detects 13 pathogens, including those that severely impact shrimp aquaculture in a single test.
Includes controls to validate every test result and quantify infection severity.
Rapidly generates results on large numbers of samples with fast data turnaround times.
Identifies different genetic variants of relevant pathogens.
Includes control tests to validate RNA and/or DNA sample integrity.
What do farmers think about Shrimp MultiPath
In this interview, Alistair Dick – General Manager of Gold Coast Tiger Prawns (Shrimp) in Queensland, Australia discusses his company’s experience using Shrimp MultiPath.
Your Early Warning System
Shrimp MultiPath technology is unsurpassed in its ability to co-detect multiple shrimp pathogens. Its sensitivity and specificity are equal or superior to current industry standard test methods that typically detect a single pathogen in a single test.
Shrimp MultiPath focuses on early pathogen detection before you see the first signs of disease. This means we can detect pathogens weeks before your shrimp show the first signs of being sick.
Shrimp MultiPath data empowers informed management decisions that mitigate disease risk and maximise yield. In the case of infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV), Shrimp MultiPath can lead to an increase in farm gate value of up to USD$52,000 per hectare*. In the case of more devastating pathogens like white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), Shrimp MultiPath can be the difference between harvesting or not harvesting at all.
You can download a Shrimp MultiPath brochure here.
*Sellars, M.J., Cowley, J.A., Musson, D., Rao, M., Menzies, M., Coman, G.J., Murphy, M. 2019. Reduced growth performance of Black Tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) infected with infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus. Aquaculture 488: 160-166.
13 Pathogens Detected
Introducing Shrimp MultiPath Xtra
The trusted name in pathogen detection just got better.
Detects 14 pathogens (including DIV 1), that severely impact shrimp aquaculture in a single test.
Identifies different genetic variants of relevant pathogens.
Includes controls to validate every test result and quantify infection severity.
Includes control tests to validate RNA and/or DNA sample integrity.
Rapidly generates results on large numbers of samples with fast data turnaround times.
Solving the global problem of Decapod iridescent
virus 1 (DIV1)
DIV1 emerged in East Asia around 2014 and is now causing high mortalities in shrimp production and economic losses.
Genics helps solve this problem with Shrimp MultiPath Xtra – our new early warning system for farmers. Xtra enjoys all the data innovation found in the original Shrimp MultiPath with the much anticipated addition of Decapod iridescent virus 1, DIV1.
You can download a Shrimp MultiPath Xtra brochure here.
14 Pathogens Detected including DIV1
Smarter Breeding with Shrimp ID
Heritage panels that determine stock pedigree and genetic relationship, empowering farmers to make smart breeding choices.
Includes Pacific White (Litopenaeus vannamei) and Black Tiger (Penaeus monodon) ShrimpID panels.
Based on DNA Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) markers, selected for high end performance.
Delivers powerful pedigree/relationship assignment, ideal for maximising genetic diversity.
Includes control tests to confirm DNA sample integrity.
A Common Problem
Shrimp are often cultured as mixed un-tagged families from an early larval or post-larval age.
It is mission critical in selective breeding programs to understand the pedigree of your stock as they approach reproductive age to ensure maximal genetic diversity is retained within your breeding lines.
Having the option to overlay pathogen loading data with pedigree can further enhance your selection strategies. Current genetic pedigree testing services are expensive for shrimp and there are none that are coupled with highly cost effective pathogen screening.
A Unique Solution
Our solution is ShrimpID. Designed at Australia’s premier research organisation CSIRO for both Pacific White shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and Black Tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon).
ShrimpID panels have been trialled and tested for over 5 years on populations of Pacific White and Black Tiger shrimp from all corners of the world to determine pedigree and genetic relatedness of stocks.
ShrimpID and Shrimp MultiPath combined form a complementary workflow in the laboratory. This results in a highly cost effective DNA pedigree analysis and mate allocation to maximise genetic diversity and select for pathogen free or resistant shrimp lines.
Download a ShrimpID brochure here.
Take a DeepDive with Genics Histopathology
Histopathology diagnostics is a specialty service that involves examining the tissue and cellular structure at a microscopic level to look for abnormal cell structures, cellular organisation and foreign bodies.
Examining the tissue and cellular structure at a microscopic level to look for abnormal cell structures, cellular organisation and foreign bodies.
At Genics service laboratories accredited Veterinary Pathologists perform these detailed examinations looking for such abnormalities and linking their observations to causative agents in the original specimen or animal, and in the field.
Our personnel each hold over 20 years of experience in histological analysis and diagnostics.
Mitigate disease risk and maximise your farm profits.
Be Empowered with Data
At Genics service laboratories, accredited Veterinary Pathologists perform detailed examinations looking for such abnormalities and linking their observations to causative agents in the original specimen or animal, and in the field. Our personnel each hold over 20 years of experience in histological analysis and diagnostics.
Importantly, histopathology empowers advanced holistic disease investigation, and when used in combination with MultiPath PCR testing or molecular science, delivers an unrivalled investigation service to our clients to pinpoint the true cause of production impacting disease events.
Download our new DeepDive brochure here.
Pathogens Magnified
Such investigations further strengthen Genics customised health management programs, and implementation of early warning systems for producers. Ultimately, early pathogen detection through a well designed and implemented health management program will mitigate disease risk and maximise your farm profits.
The images of pathogens below such as WSSV (White Spot) and IHHNV (Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus) etc. provide a window into the core health of shrimp. (Images below courtesy of Donald Lightner)
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ShrimpID
DeepDive Histopathology
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Did you know… Genics CEO Melony Sellars won one of three prestigious Menzies Science Entrepreneur Fellowships. She is the first scientist to receive this honour. The Menzies Foundation and CSIRO’s ON Program fellowship support will fast-track delivery of Shrimp MultiPath pathogen testing to the global market place.
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