Health & Welfare
Within-family selection enhances shrimp growth
A study in Brazil found that the growth superiority brought about by within-family selection of tested shrimp transmitted to the next generation of animals.
Health & Welfare
Cobia is a top emerging candidate for tropical and subtropical marine fish aquaculture. The University of Miami Experimental Hatchery has led ongoing research to advance the viability of raising hatchery-reared cobia.
Health & Welfare
A study in Brazil found that the growth superiority brought about by within-family selection of tested shrimp transmitted to the next generation of animals.
Health & Welfare
Although many companies avoid the costs associated with setting up proactive disease management infrastructure, failure to do so can result in losses that far outweigh the costs.
Health & Welfare
While Asia’s more extensive approaches for cobia larviculture are effective, more intensive methods are used in the Americas. Most facilities still rely heavily upon wild-capture broodstock.
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With high value in U.S. markets and its overfished status, red porgy appears to be a viable candidate for aquaculture in North America.
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The Atlantic Cod Genomics and Broodstock Development Project has expanded the gene-related resources for the species in Canada.
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Experiences with newly domesticated shrimp species in Australia underscore the importance of understanding the species' biological requirements.
Health & Welfare
Broodstock selection programs for Atlantic halibut identify top first-generation performers to develop a strain best suited to aquaculture conditions.