Genotyping
CAT Boosts Client Success with Key Addition to Business Development Team
As our new Business Development Manager for Genetics, Matt Cerezo brings over a decade of experience in genomic sales and a passion for driving success in the aquaculture industry.
Read MoreMicromanaging your microbiome in RAS
Microbiome sequencing is as an effective method for identifying and quantifying bacterial species in RAS systems, allowing to identify potential issues before they result in negative outcomes.
Read MoreCAT Invests in The Future of Genetics and Genome Editing
CAT opens a state-of-the-art research facility committed to advancing genome editing technologies for commercial aquaculture applications in finfish.
Read MoreWhat is your aquatic microbiome up to?
Continuous monitoring of your aquatic microbiome can help optimize your operations, leading to more sustainable and economically viable aquaculture practices.
Read MoreIcy Waters and CAT partner to accelerate genetic improvement in Arctic Charr
Icy Waters and CAT announced the partnership on a unique breeding program to accelerate genetic improvement in Arctic Charr.
Read MoreGenetic diversity and growth-related traits in Penaeus vannamei …
Learn how the application of genotyping tools and analysis of traits helped assess the genetic diversity of six commercial Penaeus vannamei stocks in Cuba.
Read MoreImproved genetics indicates a bright future for EOF
CAT partnered with Earth Ocean Farms on a genetic improvement program to boost productivity and promote faster growth in Pacific Red Snapper.
Read MoreCollaboratively designed genomic tools for aquaculture breeding programs
Genomics can deliver great benefits to aquaculture breeding programs, including efficient management of diversity and inbreeding, accurate parentage assignment, optimal mating designs, improved breeding value prediction, selection decisions, and breeding strategies. In this presentation, Dr. Klara Verbyla explains why using the appropriate platform for the population of interest is critical and how it is possible to keep costs reasonable with optimal outcomes through the creation or use of a collaboratively designed universal genotyping platform.
Read MoreDr. Alan Tinch joins CAT as a VP of Genetics
The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) is delighted to welcome Dr. Alan Tinch as Vice President of Genetics where he will lead a world-class team of research scientists and breeding experts in the development and commercialization of genome editing and other next-generation breeding technologies for use in aquaculture. A graduate of the University of Edinburgh…
Read MoreThe genetic overview reveals how the captive population was, is and should be managed
Domestication, mating and selection, the basis of our life. Selective Breeding is an activity that mankind has carried out instinctively since the first plant crops that sustained ancient civilizations. However, domestication of animals and adaptation to captivity has taken longer, except for the species that were employed for commercial uses such as horses, cattle, pigs,…
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