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AQ3004:03

Aquaculture: Genetics and Stock Improvement

Townsville

HECS Band 2

26 hours lectures, 21 hours tutorials. Semester 2.

Staff:

Dr D Jerry.

Consideration of the genetics of breeding programs and how these can be applied to improving desirable traits for aquaculture, such as growth rate, feeding efficiency, disease resistance and market acceptability. Consideration of the techniques available for genetic manipulation in aquaculture breeding programs.

Topics include: genetic selection, hybridisation, effective breeding numbers, sex reversal and chromosomal manipulation.

Learning Objectives:

knowledge of the various techniques of genetic selection;

appreciation of the potential and limitations of breeding programs;

appreciation of genetic polymorphism, and interpopulation and intra-population relationships;

awareness of the recent advances in biotechnology for genetic studies and genetic manipulation.

Assessment by a final examination (50%); tutorial assignments (50%).