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Recording strategies and selection potential of feed intake measured using the X-ray method in rainbow trout.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 1 Jan 2000
Kause Antti, Tobin Declan, Dobly Alexandre, Houlihan Dominic, Martin Sam, Mäntysaari Esa A, Ritola Ossi, Ruohonen Kari
Abstract excerpt
This study examines the way long-term feed intake should be recorded accurately for selective breeding purposes, and estimates selection potential in feed intake using the X-ray method to record individual daily feed intake in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The analysis showed that the point estimates of daily feed intake displayed low repeatabilities (r = 0.09-0.32). This indicates that a minimum of three...
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