Past, present, and future of genetic improvement in salmon aquaculture

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Gjøen, H. M., Bentsen, H. B.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 1997
• Subjects: Articles; Slaughter; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/54/6/1009; https://doi.org/10.1016/S1054-3139(97)80005-7

The farming of Atlantic salmon has become an important industry in several countries, and breeding programmes have been implemented to improve genetic performance and adaptation to farm environments. Founder stocks used in the Norwegian salmon breeding programme have originated solely from Norwegian...