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Tilapia Selective Breeding Programs and Genetic Improvement In Egypt

Tilapia Selective Breeding Programs and Genetic Improvement In Egypt

Megahed, Mohamed

Paperback

Botany & Horticulture

ISBN10: 3659136263
ISBN13: 9783659136269
Publisher: Lap Lambert Academic Pub
Published: May 25 2012
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.54
Height: 0.37 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Two strains of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, were developed through mass and pedigreed selection techniques. Performance of the mass-selected line has been tested against a control and commercial lines used by the farmers. On station testing indicated an improvement of 35% over the control, the base population, from which the selected O. niloticus stock was developed. In an initial farm trial, the improved O. niloticus stock performed 51% better than the commercial line that is regularly distributed by a commercial hatchery to the local farmers. Additional farm testing of the mass-selected line is still in progress. The mass-selected line is currently being evaluated against the pedigree selected line. The best candidates will be identified and used in the pedigree selection program.

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