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Detection of QTL in rainbow trout affecting survival when challenged with Flavobacterium psychrophilum.
Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jun 2014
Vallejo Roger L, Palti Yniv, Liu Sixin, Evenhuis Jason P, Gao Guangtu, Rexroad Caird E, Wiens Gregory D
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial cold water disease (BCWD) causes significant economic loss in salmonid aquaculture. We previously detected genetic variation in survival following challenge with Flavobacterium psychrophilum (Fp), the causative agent of BCWD in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). A family-based selection program to improve resistance was initiated in 2005 at the USDA National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture....
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