Innovation & Technology

Patent secured for early sex identification method in sturgeon – could help optimise caviar production

2025-05-22T10:40:00

Caviar

Source: AZTI

DNA-based innovation set to help aquaculture businesses cut costs and enhance sustainability in caviar farming

Marine and food technology centre AZTI has developed and patented the world’s first real-time PCR-based method for early sex identification in sturgeon, with the pioneering technique enabling aquaculture producers to determine the sex of sturgeon (Acipenseridae) as early as 1 to 2 years of age, optimising breeding processes for the production of caviar.

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