Health & Welfare
Estimating heritability of WSSV resistance in Pacific white shrimp
A study in Vietnam showed that there was significant variation in WSSV resistance among Pacific white shrimp families evaluated.
Health & Welfare
Estimación de la heredabilidad de la resistencia al WSSV en camarones blancos del Pacífico
Un estudio en Vietnam mostró que había una variación significativa en la resistencia al WSSV entre las familias de camarones blancos del Pacífico evaluadas.
Intelligence
Tropical abalone DNA reveals untapped growth potential
Tropical abalone has aquaculture potential, since it is amenable to traditional selective breeding and modern DNA techniques to help reduce inbreeding.
Health & Welfare
DNA microarrays: New face of aquaculture genetics?
DNA microarray technology involves the individual spotting or printing by a robot of up to 10,000 DNA sequences onto a microscope glass slide.
Health & Welfare
What can selective breeding do for your species?
Classical selective breeding may be the most effective and appropriate method to genetically improve marine fish aquaculture.
Health & Welfare
Genetic improvement of marine fish
Aquaculture often fails to enhance productivity and competitiveness with genetic improvement, perhaps due to uncertainty over which methods should be used.