Positive Genetic Correlation between Resistance to Aeromonasis and Streptococcosis in Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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We estimated genetic parameters for resistance to two bacterial diseases, aeromonasis and streptococcosis, in Nile tilapia, evaluating whether genetic correlation exists between these traits. A total of 43 families were produced using a partial factorial design. At 30 days post-hatch, 120 fish from each family were divided into two groups and were subjected to bath challenge in Aeromonas hydrophila (AH) or Streptoccoccus agalactiae (SA) solutions at median lethal concentration (96 h LC50). Survival was measured as a binary trait (dead/alive) at day 14 post-challenge. Variance components were estimated using two statistical models. Heritability estimates were low and comparable between the threshold and the linear animal models for both traits, being 0.17±0.04 and 0.18±0.05 for AH; and 0.15±0.03 and 0.15±0.04 for SA. For each trait, the accuracy of the linear model in predicting estimated breeding values (EBVs) was slightly higher than that for the threshold model. Spearman rank correlation between models was almost unity ( ), indicating similar rankings of families by these models. Genetic correlations between resistance to AH and SA were moderately positive ( ) for both threshold and linear models. This positive correlation is favorable for the genetic improvement of tilapia fry, as selection for increased resistance in one of the traits would result in a correlated response for the other.
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