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GIFT TECHNOLOGY MANUAL

An aid to Tilapia selective breeding

formerly known as “ICLARM - The World Fish Center”

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GIFT Technology Manual: An aid to Tilapia selective breeding

2004

Published by WorldFish Center PO Box 500 GPO 10670 Penang, Malaysia

WorldFish Center. 2004. GIFT Technology Manual: An aid to Tilapia selective breeding. WorldFish Center, Penang, Malaysia, 56 p. Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia Cataloguing-in-Publication Data GIFT technology manual: an aid to Tilapia selective breeding 1. Tilapia—Breeding. 2. Freshwater fishes—Breeding. 3. Fish culture. 639.31 Dr Jorn Thodesen prepared a first draft of the manual. It was extensively edited, some sections were re-written and a few new ones introduced by Dr Raul W. Ponzoni. Ms Shirley Tan Saadiah prepared the data collection forms that appear in the Appendix. Personnel of GIFT Foundation International kindly provided the photographs appearing in Figures 1 to 5, whereas Dr Jorn Thodesen took those appearing in Figures 6 to 24. Editor: N. Puttaraksar Layout and cover design: Garrick Tan Cover photos: WorldFish photo collection

ISBN 983-2346-24-X WorldFish Center Contribution No. 1715 Printed by Sun Printers, Penang, Malaysia.

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