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Development of Disease‐Resistant Strains of Fish
Author(s) -
Wolf Louis E.
Publication year - 1954
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1953)83[342:dodsof]2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - trout , fish <actinopterygii> , resistance (ecology) , biology , disease , plant disease resistance , disease resistant , zoology , fishery , ecology , medicine , genetics , pathology , gene
Some of the achievements in selective breeding of animals for resistance to diseases are discussed. The literature on disease resistance among strains of trout within a species is reviewed. The known mechanisms of disease resistance are discussed in relation to the problem of creating maximum resistance through selective breeding. A brief report is made on the results of the first 11 months of operation of a Dingell‐Johnson project of breeding brook and brown trout for resistance to ulcer disease and furunculosis.