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Genetic improvement of feed conversion ratio via indirect selection against lipid deposition in farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum)

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Full title

Genetic improvement of feed conversion ratio via indirect selection against lipid deposition in farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum)

Publisher

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

Journal title

British journal of nutrition, 2016-11, Vol.116 (9), p.1656-1665

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

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Contents

In farmed fish, selective breeding for feed conversion ratio (FCR) may be possible via indirectly selecting for easily-measured indicator traits correlated with FCR. We tested the hypothesis that rainbow trout with low lipid% have genetically better FCR, and that lipid% may be genetically related to retention efficiency of macronutrients, making li...

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Full title

Genetic improvement of feed conversion ratio via indirect selection against lipid deposition in farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum)

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_slubar_slu_se_80409

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_slubar_slu_se_80409

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ISSN

0007-1145,1475-2662

E-ISSN

1475-2662

DOI

10.1017/S0007114516003603

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