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WorldFish-developed Generation 3 rohu grows more than 30% faster than conventional rohu strains
Type: Brochure
In 2020 and 2021, WorldFish released the genetically-improved ‘Generation 3’ or ‘G3’ rohu strain as
hatchlings to several hatcheries on a limited scale. The hatcheries have subsequently grown these fish to
adulthood and ...
Advancing aquaculture systems productivity through carp genetic improvement project update
Type: Presentation
Ppt on the advancing aquaculture systems productivity through the carp genetic improvement project. The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish and the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) held a Bangladesh Aquaculture ...
Inception report: Genetic improvement, support to aquaculture value chains and promotion of fish in food systems in SADC
Type: Internal Report
The report details the implementation of the two components for the Program for Improving Fisheries governance and Blue economy trade corridors project (PROFISHBLUE) and particularly the sub components led by WorldFish.
WorldFish Carp Genetic Improvement Program (CGIP)
Type: Presentation
WorldFish Genetics Workshop 2022 - ppt presentation on the WorldFish Carp Genetic Improvement Program (CGIP).
On-farm trials of WorldFish Genetically Improved Rohu
Type: Conference Paper
Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton) is an economically and culturally significant aquaculture
species in Bangladesh. However, until recently, genetically improved rohu strains have not
been available to Bangladeshi farmers. In ...
Management and Marketing of Genetically Improved Carp: Slides presented at training workshops
Type: Training Material
This manual includes slides presented at two workshops conducted in Bangladesh in October 2022. Topics addressed in these workshops were the WorldFish Carp Genetic Improvement Program (CGIP), genetic theory, broodfish ...
A brief report on the on-farm performance trial of genetically improved rohu
Type: Internal Report
WorldFish released genetically improved ‘generation 3’ or ‘G3’ rohu hatchlings to several hatcheries in Bangladesh in 2020-21 to be grown into broodstock. Subsequently, some hatcheries spawned the fish in mid-2022 for the ...
Fluctuations in growth are heritable and a potential indicator of resilience in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Type: Journal Article
Resilience can be defined as the capacity of an animal to be minimally affected by perturbations or to quickly recover to the state it had before the perturbation. When applied to production animals, resilience is defined ...
Assessment of the impact of dissemination of genetically improved Abbassa Nile tilapia strain (GIANT-G9) versus commercial strains in some Egyptian governorates
Type: Journal Article
WorldFish initiated a selective breeding program in Abbassa--Egypt to develop and produce the genetically improved Nile tilapia strain known as “Genetically Improved Abbassa Nile tilapia (GIANT)”, adopting the same technology ...
Genetic improvement, support to aquaculture value chains and promotion of fish in foods systems in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Type: Presentation
WorldFish Genetics Workshop 2022- presentation on genetic improvement, support to aquaculture value chains and promotion of fish in foods systems in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)