Article
Estimation of genetic parameters for body areas in Nile tilapia measured by digital image analysis.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Nov 2021
Cardoso Alex Júnio da Silva, Oliveira Carlos Antonio Lopes de, Campos Eric Costa, Ribeiro Ricardo Pereira, Assis Gutierrez José de Freitas, Silva Fabyano Fonseca E
Abstract excerpt
Digital image analysis is a practical, non-invasive, and relatively low-cost tool that may assist in the evaluation of body traits in Nile tilapia, being particularly useful for assessing difficult-to-measure variables, such as body areas. In this study, we aimed to estimate variance components and genetic parameters for body areas of Nile tilapia obtained by digital images. The data set comprised body weight...
Topics
- Animals
- Bayes Theorem
- Body Weight
- Cichlids
- Phenotype
