Title: researcher

Association/Company: Università degli Studi dell’Insubria

Biography:
Simona Rimoldi carries out her research activities at the Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences of the University of Insubria, Italy. She has a degree in Biological Sciences and a PhD in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology. She has a background in molecular biology, nutrigenomics, gut microbiota, and cultured fish welfare. Since 2006, her interests are focused on welfare and performances of principal fish species reared in Europe, mainly seabass, seabream, rainbow trout, and salmon. She has authored 69 articles indexed in Scopus database and has collaborated with several international research institutes within national and European research projects.

Speech session
Technologies and Trends in Research

Speech
Adapt the feed to new fish or fish to the new feed?

Abstract
A proper development of the aquaculture sector implies: (a) an effective replacement of marine ingredients by more sustainable raw materials and (b) a successful breeding program addressed to improve growth, feed utilization and fish health. In this context, the objectives of EU Horizon 2020 project AquaIMPACT (Genomic and nutritional innovations for genetically superior farmed fish to improve efficiency in European aquaculture) was to integrate the fields offish breeding and nutrition to increase the competitiveness of EU’s aquaculture of Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, gilthead seabream and European seabass, to ensure food and nutrition security and to satisfy consumer demands for high-quality seafood with limited environmental impact. The obtained results will be then summarized describing how genotype and novel diets can differently affect growth performance, disease resistance, and intestinal microbial communities of fish, specifically in selected and unselected European seabass.