Hybridization and its application in aquaculture

Inter‐specific hybrids are usually formed by mating two different species in the same genus. They have been produced to increase growth rate, improve production performance, transfer desirable traits, reduce unwanted reproduction, combine other valuable traits such as good flesh quality, disease res...

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Main Authors: Rahman, Md. Aminur, Lee, Sang Go, Md. Yusoff, Fatimah, Rafiquzzaman, S. M.
Other Authors: Han, Ping Wang
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Wiley & Sons 2019
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Lee, Sang Go
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Rafiquzzaman, S. M.
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description Inter‐specific hybrids are usually formed by mating two different species in the same genus. They have been produced to increase growth rate, improve production performance, transfer desirable traits, reduce unwanted reproduction, combine other valuable traits such as good flesh quality, disease resistance and increase environmental tolerances, better feed conversion, and increase harvesting rate in culture systems. Hybrids play a significant role in helping to increase aquaculture production of several species of freshwater and marine fishes – for example, hybrid catfish in Thailand, hybrid striped bass in the USA, hybrid tilapia in Israel, and hybrid characids in Venezuela. As the domestication of fish species increases, the possibilities to increase production through appropriate hybridization techniques are ongoing, with a view to produce new hybrid fishes, especially in culture systems where sterile fish may be preferred because of the concern that fish may escape into the open freshwater, marine and coastal environment. Intentional or accidental hybridization can lead to unexpected results in hybrid progeny, such as reduced viability and growth performances, loss of color pattern and flesh quality, and it also raises risks for maintenance of genetic integrity. Appropriate knowledge on the genetic constitution of the brood stock, proper brood stock management, and monitoring of the viability and fertility of the progeny of brood fishes, is thus very crucial before initiating hybridization experiments. In addition, some non‐generic factors, such as weather conditions, culture systems, seasons, and stresses associated with selecting, collecting, handling, breeding and rearing of brood stock and progeny, may influence hybridization success in a wide variety of freshwater and marine fin fishes to a greater extent.
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spelling upm-788082021-07-09T23:37:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78808/ Hybridization and its application in aquaculture Rahman, Md. Aminur Lee, Sang Go Md. Yusoff, Fatimah Rafiquzzaman, S. M. Inter‐specific hybrids are usually formed by mating two different species in the same genus. They have been produced to increase growth rate, improve production performance, transfer desirable traits, reduce unwanted reproduction, combine other valuable traits such as good flesh quality, disease resistance and increase environmental tolerances, better feed conversion, and increase harvesting rate in culture systems. Hybrids play a significant role in helping to increase aquaculture production of several species of freshwater and marine fishes – for example, hybrid catfish in Thailand, hybrid striped bass in the USA, hybrid tilapia in Israel, and hybrid characids in Venezuela. As the domestication of fish species increases, the possibilities to increase production through appropriate hybridization techniques are ongoing, with a view to produce new hybrid fishes, especially in culture systems where sterile fish may be preferred because of the concern that fish may escape into the open freshwater, marine and coastal environment. Intentional or accidental hybridization can lead to unexpected results in hybrid progeny, such as reduced viability and growth performances, loss of color pattern and flesh quality, and it also raises risks for maintenance of genetic integrity. Appropriate knowledge on the genetic constitution of the brood stock, proper brood stock management, and monitoring of the viability and fertility of the progeny of brood fishes, is thus very crucial before initiating hybridization experiments. In addition, some non‐generic factors, such as weather conditions, culture systems, seasons, and stresses associated with selecting, collecting, handling, breeding and rearing of brood stock and progeny, may influence hybridization success in a wide variety of freshwater and marine fin fishes to a greater extent. Wiley & Sons Han, Ping Wang Piferrer, Francesc Chen, Song Lin Shen, Zhi Gang 2019 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78808/1/Hybrid._Appl._Aquacult._WileyBookChapter-Reprint19.pdf Rahman, Md. Aminur and Lee, Sang Go and Md. Yusoff, Fatimah and Rafiquzzaman, S. M. (2019) Hybridization and its application in aquaculture. In: Sex Control in Aquaculture. Wiley & Sons, United Kingdom, 163 - 178. ISBN 9781119127260; EISBN: 9781119127291 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781119127291.ch7 10.1002/9781119127291.ch7
spellingShingle Rahman, Md. Aminur
Lee, Sang Go
Md. Yusoff, Fatimah
Rafiquzzaman, S. M.
Hybridization and its application in aquaculture
title Hybridization and its application in aquaculture
title_full Hybridization and its application in aquaculture
title_fullStr Hybridization and its application in aquaculture
title_full_unstemmed Hybridization and its application in aquaculture
title_short Hybridization and its application in aquaculture
title_sort hybridization and its application in aquaculture
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