title: Genetic improvement of Pacific white shrimp [Penaeus (Litopenaeus) vannamei]: perspectives for genomic selection.
abstract: The uses of breeding programs for the Pacific white shrimp [Penaeus (Litopenaeus) vannamei] based on mixed linear models with pedigreed data are described. The application of these classic breeding methods yielded continuous progress of great value to increase the profitability of the shrimp industry in several countries. Recent advances in such areas as genomics in shrimp will allow for the development of new breeding programs in the near future that will increase genetic progress. In particular, these novel techniques may help increase disease resistance to specific emerging diseases, which is today a very important component of shrimp breeding programs. Thanks to increased selection accuracy, simulated genetic advance using genomic selection for survival to a disease challenge was up to 2.6 times that of phenotypic sib selection.
authors: Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Unidad Xochimilco, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Mexico City, Mexico.
authors: Héctor
authors: H
authors: Castillo-Juárez
authors: Departamento El Hombre y su Ambiente, Unidad Xochimilco Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Mexico City, Mexico.
authors: Gabriel R
authors: GR
authors: Campos-Montes
authors: Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Unidad Xochimilco, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Mexico City, Mexico.
authors: Alejandra
authors: A
authors: Caballero-Zamora
authors: Departamento de Genética y Bioestadística, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City, Mexico.
authors: Hugo H
authors: HH
authors: Montaldo
keywords: P. vannamei; disease resistance; genomic selection; growth; survival rate