Genetic variation for growth rate, feed conversion efficiency, and disease resistance exists within a farmed population of rainbow trout

Aquaculture

Volumn 209, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 59-76

  Henryon, M ^a,b   Jokumsen, A ^c   Berg, P ^c   Lund, I ^c   Pedersen, P B ^c   Olesen, N J ^c   Slierendrecht, W J ^c  

^a BioMar Group   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Fish; Genetic variation; Survival; Survival analysis; Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; SALMONID CULTURE;

ANIMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0037189656     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(01)00729-3     Document Type: Article

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