Predicting selection response for growth of channel catfish.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a108664

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Predicting selection response for growth of channel catfish.

The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Reagan R E, Pardue G B, Eisen E J

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Estimates of heritability, phenotypic and genetic correlations were obtained for body length and weight at 5 months and body length and weight at 15 months in channel catfish. The estimates were obtained from a half-sib analysis by mating 20 males to two females each, producing 20 half-sib and 40...

Topics

Animals
Body Height
Body Weight
Fishes
Genetics, Population
Genotype
Pedigree
Phenotype
Selection, Genetic
Time Factors

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