Rainbow trout resistance to bacterial cold-water disease is moderately heritable and is not adversely correlated with growth

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 860-867

  Silverstein, J T ^a,c   Vallejo, R L ^a   Palti, Y ^a   Leeds, T D ^a   Rexroad III, C E ^a   Welch, T J ^a   Wiens, G D ^a   Ducrocq, V ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN FRUIT RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Challenge test; Disease resistance; Genetic correlation; Growth; Heritability; Rainbow trout

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FLAVOBACTERIACEAE; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM PSYCHROPHILUM; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 62149089551     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1157     Document Type: Article

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