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Selection and Breeding Programs in Aquaculture
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Description for Selection and Breeding Programs in Aquaculture
Hardcover. 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. This book aims to stimulate development of efficient selective breeding programs in aquaculture. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: WNCS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 713.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
712g
Number of Pages
364
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402033414
SKU
V9781402033414
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Selection and Breeding Programs in Aquaculture
"This book is the most comprehensive text covering the important aspects of genetics and selection programmes in aquaculture to date." "All in all, this volume is the most complete and informative text on fish genetics for aquaculture." (Aquaculture Research, 37, 2006)