Performance of the Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) strain over ten generations of selection in Malaysia


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Hooi Ling Khaw, . and Ponzoni Raul W., . and Hoong Yip Yee, . and Azhar Hamzah, . and Nguyen Hong Nguyen, . and Siti Azizah Mohd Nor, . Performance of the Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) strain over ten generations of selection in Malaysia. pp. 411-429.

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A selective breeding programme of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) based on a fully pedigreed population of the GIFT (Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia) strain has been carried out using Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) method for genetic evaluation and selection. Two lines were created from the 2002 progeny; one selected based on high breeding values (selection line) and another one was selected for average breeding values(control line) for live weight (LW). The estimate of heritability for live weight at harvest was 0.24 0.031 indicating that there is still abundant genetic variation and scope for further genetic improvement. The accumulated response was 107 in the latest generation of 2011 averaging 11.9 per generation. It can be concluded that although the selection programme in the nucleus of the GIFT strain in Malaysia resulted in significant improvement in harvest weight there still exists an abundant genetic variation thus providing the scope for further enhancement in performance of this population.


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Abstract

A selective breeding programme of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) based on a fully pedigreed population of the GIFT (Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia) strain has been carried out using Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) method for genetic evaluation and selection. Two lines were created from the 2002 progeny; one selected based on high breeding values (selection line) and another one was selected for average breeding values(control line) for live weight (LW). The estimate of heritability for live weight at harvest was 0.24 0.031 indicating that there is still abundant genetic variation and scope for further genetic improvement. The accumulated response was 107 in the latest generation of 2011 averaging 11.9 per generation. It can be concluded that although the selection programme in the nucleus of the GIFT strain in Malaysia resulted in significant improvement in harvest weight there still exists an abundant genetic variation thus providing the scope for further enhancement in performance of this population.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Genetic variation
AGROVOC Term: Genetic engineering
AGROVOC Term: Breeding
AGROVOC Term: Tilapia
AGROVOC Term: Selection
AGROVOC Term: Best linear unbiased predictor
AGROVOC Term: Heritability
AGROVOC Term: Freshwater fishes
AGROVOC Term: Aquaculture
AGROVOC Term: Progeny testing
Geographical Term: Malaysia
Depositing User: Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2025 03:14
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21364

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