AquaInnovo develops technology for tilapia genetic improvement
Aquainnovo business model aims to solve important production problems through genetic selection programs. (Imagen: Stock File)
(CHILE, 4/5/2017)
Genetic company AquaInnovo, part of Empresas AquaChile, dedicated to research and development (R & D) in the aquaculture sector, seeks to consolidate abroad through the export of its technological services.
The firm, born from a technology consortium ten years ago, recently developed and validated technology for the use of a chip that allows the analysis of Atlantic salmon at genomic level to more efficiently select the most resistant candidates for diseases such as SRS (salmonidic rickettsial septicemia) and caligus.
How does it work? A DNA sample of each fish is entered into the chip and afterwards, on analysing it the genotypes for improved genetic evaluation processes are obtained. These allow a ra...
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