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Independent producer Kames Fish Farming has announced a new strategic partnership with breeding and genetics specialist Xelect. Kames will be working with Xelect to develop an improved strain of steelhead […] Continue Reading
Costa Rican aquaculture business Martec and independent genetics experts Xelect are working together to create the first large scale genetic breeding programme for Spotted Rose Snapper (Lutjanus guttatus). Martec plans […] Continue Reading
Experts at genetics business Xelect, working with the Orkney Shellfish Hatchery (OSH), have found a way to detect a pathogen responsible for the decline of wild European oyster populations, based […] Continue Reading
At Xelect, we’ve long believed that the latest technologies should be for the many, not the few. There’s a lingering myth in aquaculture that genetics is expensive, and that only […] Continue Reading
Aquaculture genetics specialist Xelect has signed a partnership agreement with FirstWave Group, Africa’s largest tilapia fish producer. The deal will create a breeding programme aimed at developing local, high-performance Nile […] Continue Reading
Genetics experts Xelect and Tasmanian fish farming business Petuna are collaborating to breed temperature-tolerant salmon, improving performance as water temperatures increase. The Xelect team worked alongside Petuna to develop a […] Continue Reading
New frontier in global aquaculture requires a new approach to selective breeding One of my first experiences of working in the aquaculture industry was on a tilapia farm in Cambridgeshire, […] Continue Reading
Independent aquaculture genetics specialists Xelect have recently announced a number of new customers, and several new hires. Xelect confirmed the appointment of experienced geneticist Dr Paolo Ruggeri as Scientific Officer, […] Continue Reading
ST ANDREWS based genetics specialist Xelect has launched what it calls a rapid response range of services for the aquaculture sector. Xelect Express will provide services including genotyping, pedigree assignment, […] Continue Reading