Multivariate analysis using morphometric and ultrasound information for selection of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) breeders

ABSTRACT This study evaluated morphometric and ultrasound information of tilapia (O. niloticus) breeders through multivariate analysis. We applied correlation, clustering, and principal component analysis to a dataset composed of information from 222 male and female breeders of the improved GIFT str...

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Main Authors: Sheila Nogueira de Oliveira, Ricardo Pereira Ribeiro, Carlos Antonio Lopes de Oliveira, Nelson Mauricio Lopera-Barrero, Rusbel Raul Aspilcueta Borquis, Aline Mayra da Silva Oliveira Zardin, Felipe Pinheiro de Souza, Angela Rocio Poveda-Parra
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2019-03-01
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author Sheila Nogueira de Oliveira
Ricardo Pereira Ribeiro
Carlos Antonio Lopes de Oliveira
Nelson Mauricio Lopera-Barrero
Rusbel Raul Aspilcueta Borquis
Aline Mayra da Silva Oliveira Zardin
Felipe Pinheiro de Souza
Angela Rocio Poveda-Parra
author_facet Sheila Nogueira de Oliveira
Ricardo Pereira Ribeiro
Carlos Antonio Lopes de Oliveira
Nelson Mauricio Lopera-Barrero
Rusbel Raul Aspilcueta Borquis
Aline Mayra da Silva Oliveira Zardin
Felipe Pinheiro de Souza
Angela Rocio Poveda-Parra
author_sort Sheila Nogueira de Oliveira
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description ABSTRACT This study evaluated morphometric and ultrasound information of tilapia (O. niloticus) breeders through multivariate analysis. We applied correlation, clustering, and principal component analysis to a dataset composed of information from 222 male and female breeders of the improved GIFT strain. The body weight, objective of the breeding program, showed a high positive correlation with most of the morphometric parameters. The formation of clusters indicated characteristics responsible for muscle composition and carcass weight. Some characteristics showed a high correlation, such as body weight and fillet weight (0.98 and 0.94 for females and males, respectively), and a high contribution to the explanation of data variability; of the total characteristics evaluated for females, two explained 75% data variability and four explained 72% for males. We concluded that it is possible to reduce the number of characteristics measured, as well as use information of average daily weight gain and body weight to select female and male breeders, respectively, to drive genetic gains favoring more productive generations.
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spelling doaj.art-679b5570beda4b3bbffab4ebaf0aa2dd2022-12-22T00:43:30ZengSociedade Brasileira de ZootecniaRevista Brasileira de Zootecnia1806-92902019-03-0148010.1590/rbz4820170179S1516-35982019000100151Multivariate analysis using morphometric and ultrasound information for selection of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) breedersSheila Nogueira de OliveiraRicardo Pereira RibeiroCarlos Antonio Lopes de OliveiraNelson Mauricio Lopera-BarreroRusbel Raul Aspilcueta BorquisAline Mayra da Silva Oliveira ZardinFelipe Pinheiro de SouzaAngela Rocio Poveda-ParraABSTRACT This study evaluated morphometric and ultrasound information of tilapia (O. niloticus) breeders through multivariate analysis. We applied correlation, clustering, and principal component analysis to a dataset composed of information from 222 male and female breeders of the improved GIFT strain. The body weight, objective of the breeding program, showed a high positive correlation with most of the morphometric parameters. The formation of clusters indicated characteristics responsible for muscle composition and carcass weight. Some characteristics showed a high correlation, such as body weight and fillet weight (0.98 and 0.94 for females and males, respectively), and a high contribution to the explanation of data variability; of the total characteristics evaluated for females, two explained 75% data variability and four explained 72% for males. We concluded that it is possible to reduce the number of characteristics measured, as well as use information of average daily weight gain and body weight to select female and male breeders, respectively, to drive genetic gains favoring more productive generations.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982019000100151&lng=en&tlng=enaquaculturebreedingfish farmingOreochromis sp.phenotypic selection
spellingShingle Sheila Nogueira de Oliveira
Ricardo Pereira Ribeiro
Carlos Antonio Lopes de Oliveira
Nelson Mauricio Lopera-Barrero
Rusbel Raul Aspilcueta Borquis
Aline Mayra da Silva Oliveira Zardin
Felipe Pinheiro de Souza
Angela Rocio Poveda-Parra
Multivariate analysis using morphometric and ultrasound information for selection of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) breeders
Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
aquaculture
breeding
fish farming
Oreochromis sp.
phenotypic selection
title Multivariate analysis using morphometric and ultrasound information for selection of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) breeders
title_full Multivariate analysis using morphometric and ultrasound information for selection of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) breeders
title_fullStr Multivariate analysis using morphometric and ultrasound information for selection of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) breeders
title_full_unstemmed Multivariate analysis using morphometric and ultrasound information for selection of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) breeders
title_short Multivariate analysis using morphometric and ultrasound information for selection of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) breeders
title_sort multivariate analysis using morphometric and ultrasound information for selection of tilapia oreochromis niloticus breeders
topic aquaculture
breeding
fish farming
Oreochromis sp.
phenotypic selection
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982019000100151&lng=en&tlng=en
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