Transcript 19-Jerry-APFA-conference

Unleashing the Tiger
Dean Jerry, Kyall Zenger, Gregory Maes, Herman Raadsma, Mehar Khatkar, Peter Thomson, Melony
Sellars, Nick Wade, Greg Coman, Jeff Cowley, Kirby Siemering, Matt Tinning, Dallas Donovan, Andrew
Foote, Roger Huerlimann
Prawn breeding programs
Phenotype
GENES
Heritability
Environment
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ID
EBV
Shrimp 1
Shrimp 2
Shrimp 3
Shrimp 4
Shrimp 5
Shrimp 6
Shrimp 7
Shrimp 8
Shrimp 9
Shrimp 10
Poor data on trait variability
Only understand genetic basis of growth, few other traits understood
Genotype by environment?????
Lack of genomic resources
Closed genetic lines with genetic and phenotypic records
Disease, stress tolerance – how to measure and breed
How to do a breeding program at an industrial-scale (phenotyping,
expertise, protocols)?
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Aims of ARC-ITRH
Outcomes of ARC-ITRH
• Draft genome for the black tiger prawn
• Thousands of genetic markers to do cool stuff with
• Industrial scale phenotyping
• Industrial-scale challenge tests for viruses, stress
• Tie all together to do genomic selection
• Capacity building – towards other industries
• Industry readiness to perform advanced selective breeding