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Impact of genomic selection for disease resistance on the spread of infection in a simulated aquaculture population.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 7 Sept 2026
García-Ballesteros Silvia, Fernández Jesús, Doeschl-Wilson Andrea B, Villanueva Beatriz
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In aquaculture, selection for disease resistance is typically based on mortality records from challenge tests performed on relatives of selection candidates. However, commercial success depends on limiting disease transmission, particularly the incidence and severity of outbreaks. It remains unclear whether selecting for lower mortality also reduces disease transmission. Both these outcomes are...
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- Animals
- Disease Resistance
- Fish Diseases
- Selection, Genetic
- Aquaculture
- Salmon