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 in aquaculture: application, limitations and opportunities with special reference to marine shrimp and pearl oysters

KR Zenger, MS Khatkar, DB Jones… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Within aquaculture industries, selection based on genomic information (genomic selection)
has the profound potential to change genetic improvement programs and production …

Applications of genoty** by sequencing in aquaculture breeding and genetics

D Robledo, C Palaiokostas, L Bargelloni… - Reviews in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Selective breeding is increasingly recognized as a key component of sustainable production
of aquaculture species. The uptake of genomic technology in aquaculture breeding has …

The European sea bass: a key marine fish model in the wild and in aquaculture

M Vandeputte, PA Gagnaire, F Allal - Animal genetics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) is a marine fish of key economic
and cultural importance in Europe. It is now more an aquaculture than a fisheries species (> …

[HTML][HTML] Future directions in breeding for disease resistance in aquaculture species

RD Houston - Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
Infectious disease is a major constraint for all species produced via aquaculture. The
majority of farmed fish and shellfish production is based on stocks with limited or no …

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 …

Potential of genomic selection for growth, meat content and colour traits in mixed-family breeding designs for the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

A Jourdan, R Morvezen, F Enez, P Haffray, A Lange… - Aquaculture, 2023 - Elsevier
Selective breeding programs have been initiated worldwide for the Pacific oyster
Crassostrea gigas to improve economically important traits such as growth and disease …

Potential of low-density genotype imputation for cost-efficient genomic selection for resistance to Flavobacterium columnare in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

C Fraslin, D Robledo, A Kause, RD Houston - Genetics Selection …, 2023 - Springer
Background Flavobacterium columnare is the pathogen agent of columnaris disease, a
major emerging disease that affects rainbow trout aquaculture. Selective breeding using …

Genomics in aquaculture to better understand species biology and accelerate genetic progress

JM Yáñez, S Newman, RD Houston - Frontiers in genetics, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The production of fish and shellfish through aquaculture is an increasingly important source
of high-quality animal protein, with a worldwide production of 66.6 million tons in 2012 (FAO …

Genetic improvement technologies to support the sustainable growth of UK aquaculture

T Regan, TP Bean, T Ellis, A Davie… - Reviews in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While the UK is the fourth largest aquaculture producer in Europe by volume, it is the second
largest by value with an annual first sale value of around£ 1 billion. Over 90% of this value is …