Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapia (GIFT)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf selective breeding program
gptkbp:aimsTo improve growth rate of tilapia
increase yield in aquaculture
gptkbp:beganIn 1988
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Central_Luzon_State_University
Freshwater Aquaculture Center
Institute of Aquaculture Research (AKVAFORSK)
Norwegian Institute of Aquaculture Research
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Philippines)
gptkbp:contributedTo global tilapia production
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Philippines
gptkbp:distributedBy gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Pacific_Islands
gptkbp:focusesOn Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
gptkbp:hasMethod crossbreeding
selective breeding
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapia (GIFT)
gptkbp:improvedTrait disease resistance
growth rate
survival rate
feed conversion efficiency
gptkbp:launched gptkb:WorldFish_Center
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:FAO
gptkb:WorldFish_Center
gptkbp:relatedTo food security
poverty reduction
genetic diversity
fish farming
sustainable aquaculture
gptkbp:resultedIn GIFT strain of tilapia
gptkbp:usedIn aquaculture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ICLARM
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7