03531nam a22004335i 4500 978-1-4020-3342-1 DE-He213 20260521092053.0 cr nn 008mamaa 100301s2005 ne | s |||| 0|eng d 9781402033421 99781402033421 10.1007/1-4020-3342-7 doi 577.6 23 577.7 23 Gjedrem, Trygve. editor. Selection and Breeding Programs in Aquaculture [electronic resource] / edited by Trygve Gjedrem. Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005. XVII, 364 p. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Status and Scope of Aquaculture -- Basic Genetics -- Population Genetics -- Polygenic Inheritance -- Basic Statistical Parameters -- Kinship, Relationship and Inbreeding -- Selection -- Reproductive Traits in Aquatic Animals -- Methods for Estimating Phenotypic and Genetic Parameters -- Breeding Strategies -- Selection Methods -- Design of Breeding Programs -- Prediction of Breeding Values -- Genotype - Environment Interaction -- Measuring Genetic Change -- Breeding Plans -- Organising Breeding Programs -- Chromosome Engineering -- Modern Biotechnology and Aquaculture -- Genetic Interactions Between Farmed and Wild Fish, with Examples from the Atlantic Salmon Case in Norway. 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. Considerable genetic gain from selection has been demonstrated for several aquatic species in traits like growth rate and survival. AKVAFORSK and allied institutions have demonstrated the value of selection in Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, Nile tilapia, rohu carp and the shrimp Penaeus vannamei. Presently, however, less than 10 % of total world aquaculture production is based on genetically improved animals. The urgent challenge to the industry is to implement and start selective breeding programs in order to make the aquaculture industry more competitive and sustainable, through improving the utilization of feed, land and water resources. The text has been written by scientists at AKVAFORSK, Akvaforsk Genetics Center and co-workers in order to summarise present knowledge in the field, and to encourage implementation of selective breeding programs for economically important fish and shellfish species around the world. LIFE SCIENCES. AQUATIC BIOLOGY. ANIMAL GENETICS. LIFE SCIENCES. FRESHWATER & MARINE ECOLOGY. ANIMAL GENETICS AND GENOMICS. SpringerLink (Online service) Springer eBooks Printed edition: 9781402033414 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3342-7 Ver el texto completo en las instalaciones del CICY ZDB-2-SBL ddc ER 36350 36350 0 0 ddc 0 0 LE CICY CICY EL 2025-10-06 0 577.6 | 577.7 2025-10-06 08:44:54 2025-10-06 ER