Location: Warmwater Aquaculture Research Unit
Project Number: 6066-31000-016-020-S
Project Type: Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Sep 1, 2020
End Date: Aug 30, 2025
Objective:
1. Evaluate use of genomic selection to improve economically important traits in purebred channel and blue catfish.
2. Evaluate use of genomic selection to improve economically important traits in channel catfish x blue catfish hybrids.
Approach:
Analyze phenotypic, genotypic and pedigree data from purebred channel and blue catfish populations under development at the Warmwater Aquaculture Research Unit (WARU), ARS to determine optimal strategies to implement genomic selection, resulting in the development of superior germplasm for release to U.S. catfish farmers.
Analyze phenotypic, genotypic and pedigree data from purebred blue catfish, channel catfish and hybrid catfish populations at the Warmwater Aquaculture Research Unit, ARS to determine optimal strategies to implement genomic selection, resulting in the development of superior germplasm for release to U.S. catfish farmers.
