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

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1009-1014

  Gjoen H M ^a   Bentsen, H B ^a  

^a NOFIMA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Breeding programmes; Genetic variation; Selection; Strains

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BREEDING PROGRAM; FISH; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; SALMON;

AQUACULTURE; BREEDING PROGRAMME; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; SALMON;

NORWAY;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0031401732     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1054-3139(97)80005-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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