What Can Genetics Do for the Control of Infectious Diseases in Aquaculture?

What Can Genetics Do for the Control of Infectious Diseases in Aquaculture?

Infectious diseases place an economic burden on aquaculture and a limitation to its growth. An innovative approach to mitigate their impact on production is breeding for disease resistance: selection for domestication, family-based selection, marker-assisted selection, and more recently, genomic sel...

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Main Authors: Simona Sciuto, Licia Colli, Andrea Fabris, Paolo Pastorino, Nadia Stoppani, Giovanna Esposito, Marino Prearo, Giuseppe Esposito, Paolo Ajmone-Marsan, Pier Luigi Acutis, Silvia Colussi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
aquaculture
infectious disease
pathogen evolution
selective breeding
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/17/2176

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