Harnessing genomics to fast-track genetic improvement in aquaculture

RD Houston, TP Bean, DJ Macqueen… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Aquaculture is the fastest-growing farmed food sector and will soon become the primary
source of fish and shellfish for human diets. In contrast to crop and livestock production …

Genomic selection and its research progress in aquaculture breeding

H Song, T Dong, X Yan, W Wang, Z Tian… - Reviews in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Since its introduction in 2001, genomic selection (GS) has progressed rapidly. As a research
and application hot topic, GS has led to a revolution in the field of animal and plant breeding …

Research advances in the genomics and applications for molecular breeding of aquaculture animals

X You, X Shan, Q Shi - Aquaculture, 2020 - Elsevier
High-throughput sequencing technologies have been extensively applied to genetics and
breeding in the aquaculture industry. To date, many aquaculture animal genomes have …

Twelve quick steps for genome assembly and annotation in the classroom

H Jung, T Ventura, JS Chung, WJ Kim… - PLoS computational …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Eukaryotic genome sequencing and de novo assembly, once the exclusive domain of well-
funded international consortia, have become increasingly affordable, thus fitting the budgets …

Genomic tools and selective breeding in molluscs

CM Hollenbeck, IA Johnston - Frontiers in genetics, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The production of most farmed molluscs, including mussels, oysters, scallops, abalone, and
clams, is heavily dependent on natural seed from the plankton. Closing the lifecycle of …

Genetics and genomics of infectious diseases in key aquaculture species

NH Nguyen - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Diseases pose a significant challenge for aquaculture, exacerbated by
changing weather conditions. The sector has explored various strategies, including …

Planning and implementing genetic rescue of an endangered freshwater fish population in a regulated river, where low flow reduces breeding opportunities and may …

A Pavlova, NM Schneller, M Lintermans… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Augmenting depleted genetic diversity can improve the fitness and evolutionary potential of
wildlife populations, but develo** effective management approaches requires genetically …

Phenotypic characterization and analysis of genetic diversity between commercial crossbred and indigenous chickens from three different agro-ecological zones …

K Adomako, S Sovi, B Kyei, JA Hamidu, OS Olympio… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Indigenous and were used to study genetic diversity and population structure analyses.
Polymorphism information content (PIC) values ranged from 0.0 to 0.5, with 21,285 SNP …

Deep learning for genomic selection of aquatic animals

Y Wang, P Ni, M Sturrock, Q Zeng, B Wang… - Marine Life Science & …, 2024 - Springer
Genomic selection (GS) applied to the breeding of aquatic animals has been of great
interest in recent years due to its higher accuracy and faster genetic progress than pedigree …

An 8-Year Breeding Program for Asian Seabass Lates calcarifer: Genetic Evaluation, Experiences, and Challenges

PV Khang, TH Phuong, NK Dat, W Knibb… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Selective breeding for marine finfish is challenging due to difficulties in reproduction, larval
rearing, and on-growth in captive environments. The farming of Asian seabass (Lates …