The microbiota consists of microbes living in or on an organism and has been implicated in
host health and function. Environmental and host-related factors were shown to shape host …

Background Interspecies hybridization is an important breeding method to generate fishes
with heterosis in aquaculture. Using this method, hybrid Nile tilapia (Oreochromis …

Abstract Aquaculture in North America is currently dominated by Atlantic salmon, but there
has been an increasing interest in the production of species native to the Pacific coast …

Microbial management is central to aquaculture's efficiency. Pediococcus acidilactici
MA18/5M has shown promising results promoting growth, modulation of the immune …

Crossbreeding between wild and domesticated strains of important aquaculture species to
determine potential for heterosis and heterobeltiosis is of interest to aquaculturists. The …

Fed aquaculture is one of the fastest‐growing and most valuable food production industries
in the world. The efficiency with which farmed fish convert feed into biomass influences both …

In this study, we analyzed 93 whole genomes from Chinese spot‐billed ducks (CSB), meat‐
type ducks (MET), and egg and dual purpose‐type ducks (EDT) to characterize the genetic …

Phenotypic differences among populations within a species have been reported for a variety
of traits, ranging from life history to physiology to gene transcription. Population‐level …

The selection for a single organismal trait like growth in breeding programs of farmed
aquaculture species can counterintuitively lead to lowered harvestable biomass. We outbred …

Aquaculture practices continuously seek to improve efficiency to produce larger fish at lower
cost. Selective breeding within brood stocks can result in undesirable effects, promoting …