Genetic selection for harvest body weight in the Malaysian giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)

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Macrobrachium rosenbergii Genetic selection Harvest body weight Heritability Selection response

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Hamzah, A.
Fisheries Research Institute, 11960 Batu Maung, Penang, Malaysia
Kaharudin, M. S.
Fisheries Research Institute, 08500 Kg. Pulau Sayak, Kedah, Malaysia
Balton, M.
Fisheries Research Institute, 08500 Kg. Pulau Sayak, Kedah, Malaysia
Hafizi, W. M.
Fisheries Research Institute, 08500 Kg. Pulau Sayak, Kedah, Malaysia
Nguyen, N. H.
School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, QLD 4558, Australia

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A breeding programme of giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii is conducted in Malaysia to improve growth performance. The harvest body weight (HBW) data of 6,159 individuals from 102 sires and 141 dams produced over three generations of selection was analysed using residual maximum-likelihood methodology. This enabled the estimation of variance components and genetic parameters of the studied trait in the population. The heritability (h2) and common environmental effect (c2) of HBW were 0.165 + 0.153 and 0.043 + 0.013 respectively. The selection response per generation estimated by comparing the difference in mean breeding value of HBW between generations was 18.01%. It was similar with the average selection response estimated by comparing least square mean (LSM) between generations (17.78%). These results indicated that improvement of the studied trait has been achieved in this population

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Hamzah, A., Kaharudin, M. S., Balton, M., Hafizi, W. M., & Nguyen, N. H. (2022). Genetic selection for harvest body weight in the Malaysian giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii). International Journal of Agricultural Technology, 18(3), 975–990. retrieved from https://li04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJAT/article/view/7245
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