McPhee, C.P., and Jones, C.M. (1997) Selection for weight gain in Redclaw crayfish. Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 12. pp. 81-84.

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Abstract

Two separate river stocks of Redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) were selected for two generations for increased body weight at 7 months. Averaged over both stocks, mean weights of selected and control lines were 46.7 ± .9g and 42.7 ± 1.2g. The realised heritability of harvest weight was 0.24 ± .06. Selection did not alter tail dimensions relative to body weight but reduced the age of sexual maturity.

Item ID:	31594
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
Keywords:	redclaw, genetics, Cherax quadricarinatus, breeding
Funders:	Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Projects and Grants:	Genetic Improvement of Cultured Tilapia and Redclaw in Fiji and Australia. ACIAR FIS/96/165
Date Deposited:	14 Oct 2015 03:23
FoR Codes:	07 AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES > 0704 Fisheries Sciences > 070401 Aquaculture @ 100%
SEO Codes:	83 ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL PRIMARY PRODUCTS > 8301 Fisheries - Aquaculture > 830101 Aquaculture Crustaceans (excl. Rock Lobster and Prawns) @ 100%
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