Scientific Alert Notes

Are consumers with a medical history of cardiovascular disease eating more fish? 24-11-08

This study investigates differences in motivations for fish consumption and fish consumption behaviour between people from households with or without medical history of cardiovascular disease, using data obtained from the SEAFOODplus pan-European consumer survey in five EU countries.

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Improvement in gelation of giant squid surimi 06-09-08

Various methods for setting giant squid surimi was studied during a training visit sponsored by the SEAFOODplus training programme. The results are reported in this Scientific Alert Note.

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Gene expression analysis reveals that temperament affects production and ethical quality of farmed carp 06-06-08

Differences in temperament determine how common carp responds to environmental stressors. Levels rank from the expression of specific genes, stress, and physiology to behavior. This, in its turn has a profound effect on production and ethical quality when these fish are farmed.

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Sequencing the cod genome for quality traits - a success story 01-06-08

A surprisingly high number of genes with divergent patterns of variation has been found among cod populations. The variation is likely to reflect adaptive quality trait variation in this species.

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Balancing positive and negative factors in seafood using probabilistic models 15-05-08

In a Ph.D. study, the conflict between health positive and toxicological factors related to seafood consumption was studied by means of different probabilistic intake assessments using the Belgian market and fish consumption data from a SEAFOODplus consumer survey

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