O projeto Aquabrasil pretende promover um salto tecnológico na aqüicultura brasileira ao atender às principais demandas da cadeia produtiva aquícola, especialmente na obtenção de alevinos de boa ...qualidade via melhoramento genético. Utilizando alevinos geneticamente melhorados, com manejo e gestão ambiental associado a boas práticas de manejo, oferecendo alimentos nutricionalmente balanceados, em consonância com os hábitos alimentares de cada espécie e promovendo a identificação e o controle sanitário será possível produzir matéria prima de alta qualidade, passível de processamento agroindustrial capaz de atender tanto ao mercado interno como externo. Participam do projeto Aquabrasil mais de 70 pesquisadores pertencentes a onze unidades de pesquisa da Embrapa e uma série de unidades estaduais e federais, órgãos de pesquisa estaduais e uma série de empresas privadas. Na sua gestão conta com um Conselho Consultivo, formado por órgãos governamentais afetos ao assunto e com a participação da iniciativa privada. A árvore hiperbólica, sistema desenvolvido pela Embrapa, possibilita a gestão do projeto em tempo real.
The project aims at giving a technological upgrade to Brazilian aquaculture to attend the demands of the productive chain. The research focus in obtaining genetically improved fishes; in developing environmental friendly feeds of high zootechnical performance; and in implementing the integrated sanitary control in production systems. The adoption of "Best Management Practices" (BPMs) in aqualcuture systems will assure the production of good quality fishes and shrimps with higher market prices. The AQUABRASIL project involves more than 70 researchers of eleven different Embrapa research units spread over all the country, national and international research institutes and professors from several public and private universities. An Advisory Council with members from public financial institutions and private sector has a mission to follow, to assess and to publicize the results of the project. A system developed by Embrapa, known as "árvore hiperbólica" is the way to get on time management of the project.
O objetivo deste trabalho foi estimar as herdabilidades e a estrutura de correlações genéticas entre as características de desempenho de tilápia-do-nilo (Oreochromis niloticus) da linhagem GIFT, em ...diferentes estágios do ciclo de produção. As tilápias foram cultivadas em tanques-rede. Mediu-se ganho em peso diário total, peso vivo e ganho em peso diário, em quatro períodos, com intervalos de aproximadamente 30 dias. Foram realizadas análises unicaracter para as medidas, em todas as biometrias e, nas análises bicaracter, as medidas de mesma característica foram combinadas duas a duas e com o ganho em peso diário total. As estimações de herdabilidade variaram de 0,15 a 0,11 para peso vivo, 0,16 a 0,09 para ganho em peso diário e 0,17 a 0,12 para ganho em peso diário total, nas análises unicaracter. Os valores estimados de correlação genética para peso vivo e ganho em peso diário, associados ao ganho em peso diário total, variaram entre 0,37 a 0,98 e 0,74 a 0,88, respectivamente. A forte associação genética estimada entre peso vivo em biometrias intermediárias e ganho em peso diário total sugere que a seleção para velocidade de crescimento pode ser realizada de forma precoce.
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a diversidade genética em quatro estoques de tambaquis (Colossoma macropomum) de diferentes regiões do Brasil, por meio de marcador RAPD. Foram utilizados 10 ...iniciadores para analisar 116 indivíduos, coletados de pisciculturas nos municípios de Urupá, RO, Teixeirópolis, RO, Neópolis, SE e Sorriso, MT. Foram encontradas diferenças nas frequências de 67 fragmentos, com um fragmento exclusivo em Sorriso e dois em Neópolis. Observaram-se altos valores de polimorfismo (72,92 a 83,33%), diversidade genética de Nei (0,27 a 0,30) e índice de Shannon (0,39 a 0,45). A análise da variância molecular, demonstrou que a maior parte da variação está dentro de cada estoque e não entre os estoques. A identidade e a distância genética entre os agrupamentos variou de 0,93 a 0,98 e 0,02 a 0,07, respectivamente, com menos distância entre os agrupamentos Urupá x Sorriso e entre Teixerópolis x Neópolis. A diferenciação genética variou de baixa a moderada (Fst = 0,03 a 0,15) e o número de migrantes por geração foi alto (Nm = 5,96 a 24,3), entre os agrupamentos. Os estoques apresentam alta variabilidade e baixa diferenciação e distância genética entre si.
The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the genetic diversity within three Tambaqui broodstocks (Colossoma macropomum). Eight primers were used to analyze 67 individuals collected from three ...fish farming in the municipalities: Porto Real do Colégio – Alagoas (PRC), Araujo 1 – Sergipe (AR1) and Araujo 2 – Sergipe (AR2), in Brazil. Differences in the frequencies of 88 fragments and four exclusive fragments in PRC were found. High polymorphism values (from 54.38% to 64.38%) and Shannon´s index (from 0.33 to 0.37) were observed. The AMOVA showed that high variation is within each broodstock. The identity and the genetic distance among the groups ranged from 0.845 to 0.975 and from 0.025 to 0.156 respectively, and the shortest distance was found in the groups PRC x AR1 and PRC x AR2. The genetic differentiation ranged from lower to higher (Fst = 0.03 and 0.178) as well as the migratory number per generation (Nm = 5.07 to 12.8). In general, the broodstocks had high intra-population variability, and high differentiation and genetic distance within themselves.
In recent years, the genetic monitoring of broodstocks in fish farming has been greatly highlighted due to its importance in the management and improvement of their production and conservation. ...Current study evaluates the genetic diversity of four Tambaqui broodstocks (Colossoma macropomum) in the state of Rondônia (Brazil) and discusses activities towards the species´s correct production management and conservation. Nine primers were employed to analyze 94 specimens from four fish farms in the municipalities of Ji-Paraná (JP), Ouro Preto do Oeste (OP), Presidente Médici (PM) and Rolim de Moura (RM). Differences in the frequency of 38 fragments, with an exclusive fragment in JP and OP, were reported. High polymorphism (52.40 to 64.60%) and Shannon Index (0.313 to 0.382) rates were observed. The analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) demonstrated that most variation is within each stock. The identity and genetic distance between the groups ranged between 0.927 and 0.954 and between 0.047 and 0.076 respectively, with shortest distance between the OPxPM and JPxRM groups. Genetic differentiation ranged from moderate to high (Fst = 0.081 to 0.179) and the number of migrants per generation was moderate (Nm = 3.83 to 6.24). As a rule, stocks showed high genetic variability and moderate / high differentiation and genetic distance between them. The results allowed direct conservation programs and increase the productivity of this species in fish farming through breeding programs.
The objective of this work was to estimate the (co)variance and the genetic parameters for weight and average daily gain from two national generations of the GIFT strain of the Nile tilapia ...(Oreochromis niloticus). We evaluated 3918 fish from two generations of the breeding program from the Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Northwestern Paraná. Univariate and bivariate analysis were carried out using Bayesian inference. The estimates of heritability using one-trait models for weight was 0.15, average daily gain was 0.19, fish length was 0.23, fish width was 0.19, standard length was 0.17, fish height was 0.15, and the head length was 0.17. The genetic and phenotypic correlations were above 0.68 and 0.95, respectively. The values of Spearman and Pearson correlations for breeding values of the morphometric traits in relation to average daily gain ranged from 0.58 to 0.98 and from 0.63 to 0.99, respectively. In the second generation (G2), the genetic gain was 2.6%, the effective size of the population was 94, and the inbreeding coefficient was 0.005. In the next generation (G3), these values were 8.1%, 124 and 0.004, respectively. The genetic gains over the generations gradually increased from one generation to another, indicating that the criterion, average daily gain, chosen for feature selection was efficient.
The Pantanal Biosphere Reserve contains one of the highest concentration of animal species in the Neotropics, including about 300 fish species living in diverse environments associated with wetlands ...in the upper Paraguai River basin. This biome spans portions of Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay and includes the Parque Nacional do Pantanal Matogrossense (PNPM), a region of the Pantanal which has been assigned as high conservation priority in Brazil. This study reports the results of an ichthyological survey within the PNPM, where samples were taken at 12 sites during the dry season in 2001, 2010 and 2011. We record 182 species representing three classes, 10 orders and 41 fish families. We report the first occurrence of the genus Anchoviella (order Clupeiformes), in the La Plata basin. This survey will provide information for future studies concerning conservation and management plans for the PNPM as well as for the Pantanal, which is one of the largest permanent wetland areas in the world and among the most unique and important South American biomes.
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