Services

INRAE-LPGP is unique in France as it is accredited for the rearing of GMO fish of agronomic interest such as trout. It offers (i) genome editing (ii) behavioral phenotyping, (iii) germ cell grafting into surrogate larvae (iv) the ability to experiment over the entire life cycle by varying environmental parameters.

It has 10 rearing rooms with 20 RAS systems, more than 100 large tanks (trout, pike, goldfish…) and more than 1000 small tanks for model species (zebrafish, medaka). It also contains a room dedicated to eggs microinjection for the production of transgenic or genome edited fish.

INRAE-LPGP proposes the production of transgenic or genome edited fish (Trout, model fish; GET service) that includes egg injection, genotyping and fish rearing up to the reproductive stage.

It also proposes a service for germ stem cell grafting (GCGraft service) into recipient embryos and the rearing of the surrogate fish up to one year. ISCLPGP also proposes behavioural phenotyping of rainbow trout (video cameras, Ethovision software, behavioural maze setup).

Support offered

In addition to the above information, technical support for daily experimental work and technical help for samplings will be provided to all users. For specific needs, INRAE scientists using the infrastructures (genetics, nutrition, physiology, pathology) will assist users for experimental design and data interpretation.

Modality of access

On average each user or user group is expected to stay 5 days at the infrastructure to sampling or phenotyping of mutated trout (GET service) or grafted trout (GCGraft service).