We mainly (but not exclusively) draw on research and development work carried out by The
WorldFish Center (WorldFish). We review in detail the current state of development of a …

… We conclude that even under the most conservative assumptions, genetic improvement
programs are highly beneficial from an economic viewpoint, and that for the case studied they …

… of the GIFT project (Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapias). … and to estimate phenotypic
and genetic parameters in that population… The random terms were the additive genetic effect of …

We mainly (but not exclusively) draw upon research and development work carried out by
The WorldFish Center (WorldFish). We review the current state of development of selection …

… called the 'Genetic Improvement of Farmed … genetically improved tilapia strains for farming
will be developed. A sequential approach has been followed in the GENETIC IMPROVEMENT …

Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus is one of the most economically important African fish.
The present study illustrates the current state of a selection program that mainly focuses on …

Phenotypic and genetic parameters for harvest body weight were estimated within and
across multiple test environments and five consecutive generations of the synthetic GIFT …

… project to improve the genetic performance of farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
was … The project, commonly known by the name Genetic Improvement of Farmed tilapias (GIFT), …

… A regular selection program based on additive genetic performance will normally result in
a comparable genetic improvement after a short period of repeated selection, and may then …

… the judicious utilization of genetic diversity for the … genetic improvement initiative, the genetic
improvement of farmed tilapia (GIFT) project. Information about other genetic improvement …