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Rune Waagbø is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and has contributed extensively to research in aquatic sciences, particularly focusing on aquaculture nutrition and growth as well as disease management. Their work spans multiple interrelated fields including Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The main research topics explored by Waagbø include:

  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Reproductive Biology and Impacts on Aquatic Species
  • Microbial Infections and Disease Research
  • Gut Microbiota and Health
  • Reproductive Tract Infections Research

Waagbø's recent notable papers include:

  • "Co-diversification of an intestinal Mycoplasma and its salmonid host" (2023), published in The ISME Journal
  • "Dietary selenium required to achieve body homeostasis and attenuate pro-inflammatory responses in Atlantic salmon post-smolt exceeds the present EU legal limit" (2020), published in Aquaculture
  • "Changes in daylength and temperature from April until August for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) reared in sea cages, increase growth, and may cause consumption of antioxidants, onset of cataracts and increased oxidation of fillet astaxanthin" (2022), published in Aquaculture
  • "Impact of dietary zinc and seawater transfer on zinc status, availability, endogenous loss and osmoregulatory responses in Atlantic salmon smolt fed low fish meal feeds" (2021), published in Aquaculture
  • "A transcriptomic analysis of diploid and triploid Atlantic salmon lenses with and without cataracts" (2020), published in Experimental Eye Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Waagbø include:

  • Sofie C. Remø
  • Philip Antony Jesu Prabhu
  • Erik-Jan Lock
  • Marta S. Silva
  • Pedro Araujo

Research outputs have appeared in venues such as Aquaculture, Journal of Visualized Experiments, The ISME Journal, Experimental Eye Research, and Frontiers in Immunology. Waagbø has published multiple papers in Aquaculture, marking it as the most frequent platform for their studies.

Their expertise covers a variety of subfields, including Aquatic Science, Immunology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Molecular Biology, and Microbiology. This diversity in areas reflects an integrative approach to studying fish health, nutrition, and disease mechanisms at molecular and ecological levels.

Best Publications

  • Black soldier fly larvae meal can replace fish meal in diets of sea-water phase Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

    Ikram Belghit;Nina Sylvia Liland;Petter Gjesdal;Irene Biancarosa

  • Normal ranges of some blood chemistry parameters in adult farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar

    K. Sandnes;Ø. Lie;R. Waagbø

  • Modulation of nutrient composition of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae by feeding seaweed-enriched media

    Nina Sylvia Liland;Irene Biancarosa;Pedro Araujo;Daan Biemans

  • Insect larvae meal as an alternative source of nutrients in the diet of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) postsmolt

    E.R. Lock;T. Arsiwalla;R. Waagbø

  • Novel production of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) protein based on combined replacement of fish meal and fish oil with plant meal and vegetable oil blends

    B.E. Torstensen;M. Espe;M. Sanden;I. Stubhaug

  • mRNA expression of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT and GSH-Px) and lipid peroxidative stress in liver of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) exposed to hyperoxic water during smoltification

    P.A. Olsvik;T. Kristensen;R. Waagbø;B.O. Rosseland

  • Different expressions of trypsin and chymotrypsin in relation to growth in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

    K. Rungruangsak-Torrissen;R. Moss;L. H. Andresen;A. Berg

  • Carbohydrate nutrition in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.: growth and feed utilization

    G-I Hemre;K Sandnes;Ø Lie;O Torrissen

  • Vitamins C and E interact in juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, L.)

    Kristin Hamre;Rune Waagbø;Rolf K. Berge;Øyvind Lie

  • Potential of insect-based diets for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

    Ikram Belghit;Nina Sylvia Liland;Rune Waagbø;Irene Biancarosa

  • Nutrient utilization in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) fed increased levels of fish protein hydrolysate during a period of fast growth

    E.M. Hevrøy;M. Espe;R. Waagbø;K. Sandnes

  • Chemical and sensory evaluation of fillets from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fed three levels of N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids at two levels of vitamin E

    Rune Waagbø;Kjartan Sandnes;Ole Johan Torrissen;Aslaug Sandvin

  • Examination of the immunomodulatory properties and the effect on disease resistance of dietary bovine lactoferrin and vitamin C fed to Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) for a short-term period

    Bjarte Lygren;Harald Sveier;Brit Hjeltnes;Rune Waagbø

  • Amino acid composition, protein content, and nitrogen-to-protein conversion factors of 21 seaweed species from Norwegian waters

    I. Biancarosa;I. Biancarosa;M. Espe;C. G. Bruckner;S. Heesch

  • Effects of Dietary Pro- and Antioxidants on Some Protective Mechanisms and Health Parameters in Atlantic Salmon

    Bjarte Lygren;Kristin Hamre;Rune Waagbø

  • The impact of nutritional factors on the immune system in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.: a review

    R. Waagbø

  • The significance of vitamin D for fish: a review.

    E.J.R. Lock;E.J.R. Lock;R. Waagbo;S.E. Wendelaar Bonga;G. Flik

  • Antioxidant status and immunity in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., fed semi‐purified diets with and without astaxanthin supplementation

    R. Christiansen;J. Glette;ø. Lie;O. J. Torrissen

  • Growth and chemical composition of adult Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fed dry and silage-based diets

    Øyvind Lie;Rune Waagbø;Kjartan Sandnes

  • Supplementation of dietary minerals during the early seawater phase increase vertebral strength and reduce the prevalence of vertebral deformities in fast‐growing under‐yearling Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) smolt

    P.G. Fjelldal;T. Hansen;O. Breck;R. Sandvik

Frequent Co-Authors

Øyvind Lie
Øyvind Lie National Institute of Nutrition
Marc H.G. Berntssen
Marc H.G. Berntssen National Institute of Nutrition
Marit Espe
Marit Espe Institute of Marine Research
Kristin Hamre
Kristin Hamre Norwegian Institute of Marine Research
Thomas Willum Hansen
Thomas Willum Hansen Technical University of Denmark
Sigurd O. Stefansson
Sigurd O. Stefansson University of Bergen
Douglas R. Tocher
Douglas R. Tocher Shantou University
Rolf Erik Olsen
Rolf Erik Olsen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Ivar Rønnestad
Ivar Rønnestad University of Bergen

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