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| Country | China |
Pic. |
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| Strain code | ORNILNI015 |
Trait |
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| Breeding strategy |
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Viability |
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| Size of founding stock | 61 |
Source of founding stock |
wild |
| Female | Nile River, Sudan |
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| Male | Strain code of source |
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| No. of broodstock | Year of arrival |
1978 |
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| Years of first breeding | 1979 |
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| Availability of strain | |||
| Remarks | Two shipments of fish were made in 1978 (27 and 34 fish, with 90% survival during transportation). Despite the need to overwinter broodstock, the fish bred and now a tilapia hatchery industry produces 100 million fry/yr in Hubei Province, People's Republic of China. |
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