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GIFT: the story since leaving ICLARM (now known as the WorldFish Center): socioeconomic, access and benefit sharing and dissemination aspects
Type: Report
The aim of the overall project of which this report is part is to identify possible solutions for regulating access to aquatic genetic resources and legal protection of the results of research and development in aquaculture ...
The Second International Symposium on Tilapia in Aquaculture
Type: Conference Proceedings
Proceedings of the symposium held in 1987 in Bangkok, Thailand, by tilapia scientists to discuss strategies for future research and development in the tilapia industry worldwide. Contains 82 full papers, 17 poster abstracts ...
Genetic improvement and effective dissemination: keys to prosperous and sustainable aquaculture industries
Type: Book Chapter
There is an increasing demand for fish in the world due to a growing population, better economic situation in some sectors, and greater awareness of health issues in relation to food. Since capture fisheries have stagnated, ...
Performances of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) selected for high growth rate after three generations
Type: Journal Article
A selective breeding study for live weight based on a fully pedigreed population of GIFT (Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia) strain was carried out at the Aquaculture Extension Centre, Department of Fisheries, Jitra, ...
Farmed tilapia: A nutritious food source for Egypt (Arabic version)
Type: Poster
Infographic on farmed tilapia as a nutritious food source in Egypt.
GIFT transfer risk management: Genetics
Type: Internal Report
This report is a genetic risk analysis of introducing Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) in Nigeria
for aquaculture purposes. GIFT is a strain of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) that has been genetically ...
Genetic parameter and genotype by environment interaction for body weight of Oreochromis shiranus
Type: Journal Article
Genetic and phenotypic parameter estimates for tagging and harvest body weights were obtained from the F1 base (377 offspring of 59 full-sib families), F2 (1241 offspring of 52 full- and 33 half-sib families) and F3 (1052 ...
Pioneering fish genetic resource management and seed dissemination programmes for Africa: adapting principles of selective breeding to the improvement of aquaculture in the Volta Basin and surrounding areas
Type: Report
This document represents the report and contributed papers from the workshop Pioneering Fish Genetic Resource Management and Seed Dissemination Programmes for Africa: Adapting principles of selective breeding to the ...
The Network of Tropical Aquaculture Scientists (NTAS) : 1987-1996
Type: Journal Article
This article reviews the past, present and future activities of the Network of Tropical Aquaculture Scientists (NTAS), an information network for individual scientists working on tropical aquaculture, especially on genetics, ...