Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP140101001
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Advanced animal breeding in aquaculture: using genome-wide molecular breeding values for rapid animal improvement in the silver-lipped pearl oyster. The primary impediment to achieving rapid genetic progress in aquaculture is an inability to accurately and rapidly identify high-performance animals for selection as parents in animal breeding programs. This project aims to develop an innovative genomic selection breeding system for the silver-lipped pearl oyster to overcome current limitations associated with traditional animal improvement methods. The use of genomic selection will not only transform the Australian pearl oyster industry, but it will also showcase the potential of genomic selection in aquaculture globally. Furthermore, knowledge gained from this project can also be applied to a variety of other Australian aquaculture species to accelerate the uptake of this technology.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2015
End Date: 06-2018
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $541,032.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Aquaculture | Animal Breeding | Fisheries Sciences | Quantitative Genetics (incl. Disease and Trait Mapping Genetics)
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Animal Production and Animal Primary Products not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences | Fisheries - Aquaculture not elsewhere classified |
