Geneaqua focuses its activity on providing genetic improvement services to aquaculture companies, which facilitate an increase in production in a profitable and sustainable way, based on the application of molecular biology techniques. Geneaqua has the methodology that allows the selection of the best broodstock for the industry by means of molecular markers, according to their growth rate, feed conversion, or disease resistance, among other characteristics. By selecting the best individuals and analyzing the parentage relationships between breeders, it is possible to increase the growth of individuals by 10-20% per generation; maintaining genetic diversity for the future. The genetic and genomic technology available to Geneaqua is of a transversal nature and can be applied to any species of productive interest or for conservation purposes.
Business areas:
Aquaculture production of fish and mollusks, studies on the genetic diversity of animal and plant species, and development of R+D+i projects.
Business lines:
Line of services for aquaculture focused on improving the productive yields of broodstock and line of services applicable to research and innovation projects.