Definition of a breeding objective for commercial production of the freshwater crayfish, marron (Cherax tenuimanus)

Aquaculture

Volumn 173, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 179-195

  Henryon, Mark ^a   Purvis, Ian W ^b   Berg, Peer ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal breeding; Breeding objective; Cherax tenuimanus; Crayfish; Marron; Selection

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BREEDING METHODS; GROWTH RATE; SIZE; STRAIN IMPROVEMENT; SURVIVAL;

AQUACULTURE; GROWTH RATE; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

CHERAX TENUIMANUS; DECAPODA; PARASTACIDAE;

EID: 0033616572     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(98)00486-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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