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Comparison of hatchery and field performance between a whirling-disease-resistant strain and the Ten Sleep strain of rainbow trout.
Journal of aquatic animal health - 1 Jun 2012
Wagner Eric J, Bartley Matt, Arndt Ronney, Oplinger Randall W, Routledge M Douglas
Abstract excerpt
A whirling-disease-resistant strain of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (GRHL strain) derived from a backcross of an F1 hybrid of two strains (German strain x Harrison Lake strain) with German strain females, was compared with the Ten Sleep (TS) strain of rainbow trout. The GRHL strain had consistently superior growth and feed conversion in two consecutive hatchery trials. Hatching and mortality rates were...
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