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Title: Species composition in the Molobicus hybrid tilapia strain
Author(s): Bartie, Kerry L
Taslima, Khanam
Bekaert, Michaël
Wehner, Stefanie
Syaifudin, Mochamad
Taggart, John B
de Verdal, Hugues
Rosario, Westly
Muyalde, Nerafe
Benzie, John A H
McAndrew, Brendan J
Penman, David J
Contact Email: michael.bekaert@stir.ac.uk
Keywords: Tilapia
GIFT
Molobicus
Selective breeding
Species-specific SNP markers
Aquaculture
Issue Date: 15-Sep-2020
Date Deposited: 20-Jul-2020
Citation: Bartie KL, Taslima K, Bekaert M, Wehner S, Syaifudin M, Taggart JB, de Verdal H, Rosario W, Muyalde N, Benzie JAH, McAndrew BJ & Penman DJ (2020) Species composition in the Molobicus hybrid tilapia strain. Aquaculture, 526, Art. No.: 735433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735433
Abstract: The “Molobicus” hybrid breeding programme was initiated to improve tilapia growth performance in brackish water. The base population was created by backcrossing F1 Oreochromis niloticus GIFT strains × feral O. mossambicus to O. mossambicus and selective breeding conducted for performance in brackish water with two lines selected in extensive or intensive rearing conditions. A panel of ten diagnostic SNP markers was applied to estimate the species composition at different stages in the Molobicus programme including parental stocks, F1 and seventh generation fish from the selective lines. The O. aureus-specific markers tested revealed zero or negligible contribution from O. aureus to all the groups analysed. Feral O. mossambicus possessed an estimated 0.98 frequency of O. mossambicus-specific alleles, while GIFT samples had an estimated mean frequency of 0.88 O. niloticus-specific alleles. Hybrid F1 GIFT × feral O. mossambicus samples demonstrated close to 50:50 allele frequencies from O. niloticus and O. mossambicus for seven of the eight SNP loci tested. Analysis of the combined seventh generation Molobicus samples revealed a significant excess of O. niloticus alleles in six out of the eight SNPs tested, with this trend being more pronounced in the line selected in intensive culture conditions and showing increased body weight. PCR-based SNP assays such as these can be used to inform on the individual species contribution of fish stocks and provide tools for the genetic management of the tilapia species and future breeding programmes.
DOI Link: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735433
Rights: This item has been embargoed for a period. During the embargo please use the Request a Copy feature at the foot of the Repository record to request a copy directly from the author. You can only request a copy if you wish to use this work for your own research or private study. Accepted refereed manuscript of: Bartie KL, Taslima K, Bekaert M, Wehner S, Syaifudin M, Taggart JB, de Verdal H, Rosario W, Muyalde N, Benzie JAH, McAndrew BJ & Penman DJ (2020) Species composition in the Molobicus hybrid tilapia strain. Aquaculture, 526, Art. No.: 735433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735433 © 2020, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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