Selection and breeding programs in aquaculture /

Selection and breeding programs in aquaculture /

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Imprint:	Dordrecht : Springer, c2005.
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 364 p.) : ill.
Language:	English
Subject:	Aquacultural biotechnology. Aquatic animals -- Breeding. Animal genetic engineering. Animal genetic engineering. Aquacultural biotechnology.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8875171

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Other authors / contributors:	Gjedrem, Trygve. AKVAFORSK (Norway)
ISBN:	9781402033421 1402033427
Notes:	"Akvaforsk Institute of Aquaculture Research AS." Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	This book describes the basic elements in the theory of animal breeding and inheritance of quantitative economic traits and the way in which this technology can be implemented in selective breeding programs for aquaculture species. The role and the implementation of molecular genetics in modern selective breeding programs is also addressed. The book's main objective is to stimulate development of efficient selective breeding programs in aquaculture, the world's fastest growing industry for animal protein production.
Other form:	Print version: Selection and breeding programs in aquaculture. Dordrecht : Springer, c2005 1402033419 9781402033414

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Summary:	Although aquaculture as a biological production system has a long history, systematic and efficient breeding programs to improve economically important traits in the farmed species have rarely been utilized until recently, except for salmonid species. This means that the majority of aquaculture production (more than 90 %) is based on genetically unimproved stocks. In farm animals the situation is vastly different: practically no terrestrial farm production is based on genetically unimproved and undomesticated populations. This difference between aquaculture and livestock production is in spite of the fact that the basic elements of breeding theory are the same for fish and shellfish as for farm animals. One possible reason for the difference is the complexity of reproductive biology in aquatic species, and special consideration needs to be taken in the design of breeding plans for these species. Since 1971 AKVAFORSK, has continuously carried out large scale breeding research projects with salmonid species, and during the latest 15 years also with a number of fresh water and marine species. Results from this work and the results from other institutions around the world have brought forward considerable knowledge, which make the development of efficient breeding programs feasible. The genetic improvement obtained in selection programs for fish and shellfish is remarkable and much higher than what has been achieved in terrestrial farm animals.
Item Description:	"Akvaforsk Institute of Aquaculture Research AS."
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 364 p.) : ill.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781402033421 1402033427