A hierarchical breeding design was used to demonstrate the heritability of tolerance for infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in sockeye salmon. Oncorhynchus nerka. Heritability was about 30%, indicating that artificial selection may increase the number of fish that can tolerate the disease.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1978 |
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| Title | Heritability of tolerance for infectious hematopoietic necrosis in sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) |
| DOI | 10.1577/1548-8659(1978)107<305:HOTFIH>2.0.CO;2 |
| Authors | John D. McIntyre, Donald F. Amend |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Transactions of the American Fisheries Society |
| Index ID | 70162259 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Western Fisheries Research Center |