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Evaluation of the progeny of second-generation Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata (Gould, 1850) breeding lines for resistance to QX disease Marteilia sydneyi
2003-12-01
Abstract excerpt
The progeny of second-generation Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata (Gould, 1850) breeding lines were tested for resistance to QX disease Marteilia sydneyi against a non-selected control. Mortality was reduced from 85.7+/-1.5% for the controls to 63.5+/-1.2% for the most improved breeding line. This is a reduction in mortality of 22% after only two generations of selection. These partially QX disease-resistan...
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- fd86ce19-a846-5546-b66d-ee4a8081f777
- DOI
- 10.1016/s0044-8486(03)00133-9
