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Genetic improvement of freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man) in India. Phase two

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  • Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Indian Council of Agricultural Research
  • The WorldFish Center

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Macrobrachiurn rosenbergii is one of the widely cultured freshwater prawn species globally. India was the third largest producer of this species in 2007 and its aquaculture production rose to 43,000 metric tons (t) in 2005 froin less than 500 t in 1995. However, since then production has been declining and in 2008-09 it was 12,856 t, a reduction of more than 70% compared to 2005. There are several contributing factors to this decline, such as slow growth rate, poor survival, disease outbreaks, increase in cost of production, and availability of low risk alternative fish species. However, there is a consensus that poor seed quality leading to unsatisfactory growth and survival rates in ponds is one of the major reasons. Hence, the development of a systematic selective breeding program aimed at improving growth rate and ensuring high survival rate of this species was deemed a high priority. The Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA), Bhubaneswar, India in collaboration with the WorldFish Center, Malaysia initiated a selective breeding program for this species in 2007.

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  • Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Indian Council of Agricultural Research & The WorldFish Center, 2013. "Genetic improvement of freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man) in India. Phase two," Monographs, The WorldFish Center, number 40282, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:wfi:wfbook:40282
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    Keywords

    Prawn culture; Genetics; Seed production; Selective breeding; Freshwater aquaculture; Livestock and Fish; India; Macrobrachium rosenbergii;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q00 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - General

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