DETERMINATION OF QUALITY AND ORIGIN OF FISH BY EPIGENETICS

摘要

The present invention relates to aquaculture, fish farming, to fish production and particularly smolt production, to traceability of fish and resulting seafood products,and to a method for providing robust and high-quality farmed fish. More particularly,the invention provides a method to identify farmed fish characteristics, comprising a step of preparing epigenetic signatures of the fish. The epigenetic signatures are employed for tracking origin and identity, as quality verifiers, as predictor for sea phase performance, as well as for feedback markers to optimize production regimes.