State of the art in selective breeding of aquacultured species

• Main Author: Gjerde, Bjarne
• Language: unknown
• Published: Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - BAMIGDEH
• Subjects: Fish culture > Israel > Periodicals.; Fish culture > Periodicals.; Aquaculture > Israel > Periodicals.; Aquaculture > Periodicals.; Tive; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10524/19180

The first selective breeding programs for aquaculture species that also used sib information in the selection decisions were established in the early 1970s for Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout. Presently there are a total of about 60 such programs for about 20 different species in the world. Howeve...