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Potential farming of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Uruguay

Credit: Alejandro Perretta (Uruguay) There has been some interest in tilapia aquaculture in Uruguay. In order to evaluate the potential of tilapia aquaculture under the overall conditions in Uruguay, a core from Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) was introduced from Brazil few years ago. The plan is to create lines of tilapia that cope with the …

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