Quantitative genetic parameters for body traits at different ages in a cultured stock of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) selected for fast growth
Dinh Hung A D , Nguyen Hong Nguyen B C , David A. Hurwood D and Peter B. Mather D
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A Research Institute for Aquaculture N.2, 116 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, District 1, HoChiMinh City, Vietnam.
B The WorldFish Center, PO Box 500, GPO 10670, Penang, Malaysia.
C Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Qld 4558, Australia.
D Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Qld 4001, Australia.
E Corresponding author. Email: NNguyen@usc.edu.au
Marine and Freshwater Research 65(3) 198-205 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF13111
Submitted: 29 April 2013 Accepted: 26 July 2013 Published: 20 September 2013
Abstract
The aim of the current study was to estimate heritabilities and correlations for body traits at different ages (Weeks 10 and 18 after stocking) in a giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) population selected for fast growth rate in Vietnam. The dataset consisted of 4650 body records (2432 and 2218 records collected at Weeks 10 and 18, respectively) in the full pedigree comprising a total of 18 387 records. Variance and covariance components were estimated using restricted maximum likelihood fitting a multi-trait animal model. Estimates of heritability for body traits (bodyweight, body length, cephalothorax length, abdominal length, cephalothorax width and abdominal width) were moderate and ranged from 0.06 to 0.11 and from 0.11 to 0.22 at Weeks 10 and 18, respectively. Body-trait heritabilities estimated at Week 10 were not significantly lower than at Week 18. Genetic correlations between body traits within age and genetic correlations for body traits between ages were generally high. Our results suggested that selection for high growth rate in GFP can be undertaken successfully before full market size has been reached.
Additional keywords: correlations between ages, correlated response, genetic gain, genotype by age interaction, heritability.
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