Effect of selection for muscle lipid content on body shape, fat deposition and dressing yields in rainbow trout

• Published in: Aquaculture Vol. 272; no. Suppl. 1; p. S303
• Main Authors: Quillet, E., Bugeon, J., Le Guillou, S., Davenel, A., Collewet, G., Labbé, L., Médale, F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 2007; Elsevier
• Subjects: Brackish; Environmental Sciences; Freshwater; Marine; Oncorhynchus mykiss

A two-way selection for muscle lipid content was performed on pan-size fish using a non-destructive measure of muscle lipid content in live fish (Distell Fish Fatmeter®). The present study aimed at characterising direct and indirect responses after three generations of selection at the size where se...