Aquaculture breeding and genetics

The key target stakeholders for this training are government and private sector resource managers, policy makers and aquaculture hatchery managers. The course could also be used as a supplement to undergraduate programmes in aquaculture.

• importance and value of aquatic genetic resources in the context of sustainable aquaculture;
• value and importance of biodiversity;
• aquaculture selection programmes;
• breeding goals in aquaculture species;
• DNA sampling for genotyping;
• mating designs;
• simple and an advanced breeding programmes;
• basic principles behind selective breeding;
• principles of genome editing and transgenesis;
• FAO’s Global Plan of Action;
• AquaGRIS - FAO’s Global Information System.

The course consists of the following modules ranging from 15 to 45 minutes duration each: 

• Module 1: The importance of sustainable aquaculture development
• Module 2: Conservation and sustainable use of aquatic genetic resources
• Module 3: Status of aquaculture selective breeding
• Module 4: Overview of breeding programmes in aquaculture
• Module 5: Breeding goals
• Module 6: Recording of phenotypes and pedigrees
• Module 7: Mating designs in aquaculture
• Module 8: Structure of breeding programmes
• Module 9: Estimation of breeding values
• Module 10: Inbreeding
• Module 11: Genotype by environment interactions  
• Module 12: Dissemination of genetic gains  
• Module 13: The application of genomic information in breeding programs  
• Module 14: Genetic manipulation tools applicable to aquaculture  
• Module 15: The FAO Framework of minimum requirements for the conservation, sustainable use and development of AqGR  
• Module 16: Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture  
• Module 17: Terminology and nomenclature for describing AqGR use  
• Module 18: AquaGRIS - FAO’s Global Information System for AqGR

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