The focus of the research is on biological sciences and technologies that assist the breeding of fish for use in agri-food products. Studies have attempted to alter the intestinal microbiota of fish through diet with a physiological-nutritional, nutraceutical, and metagenomic approach, with the goal of enhancing fish production performance, immune defences, and the nutritional quality of the finished products intended for human consumption. Additionally, the research project examines micro- and nano-plastic pollution from the perspective of aquaculture by tracking potential plastic particle occurrences along the production chain and analyzing their effects on fish health and product quality.
Staff and contacts
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- Prof. Genciana Terova (full professor)
- Dr. Federico Moroni (postdoc)
- Dr. Imam Hasan (PhD student)
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Find us: Campus Bizzozero; via Dunant, 3; 21100 Varese; green floor
Keywords: Fish gut microbiota; Fish nutrigenomics; Freshwater and marine aquaculture and related services; Animal biotechnologies; Sustainable aquaculture; Circular economy; Feed formulation; Micro- and nanoplastics.
ERC sectors: LS9_10 Veterinary and applied animal sciences
Collaborations: University of Milan Bicocca; University of Turin; Porto Conte Ricerche, Sardinia; Parco Tecnologico Padano, Lodi; Italbiotec, Milan; University of Messina, Sicily; VRM, Naturalleva, Verona; Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (SP); University of Porto; (PT); University of Algarve (PT); Aquaculture Institute of Torre de la Sal CSIC (SP); University of Stirling (UK); University of Helsinki (FI); University of Wageningen (NL); University of Ghent (BE); Ifremer of Palavas (F); INRA (F); Volcani Center-Agricultural Research (Israel); University of Idaho (USA); University of Southern Illinois (USA); Columbus University (Ohio, USA); Kerala University (India); Zakho University (Iraq); University of Tirana (Albania); IRTA (SP).