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Transgenic Fish

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Fish is an important component of revenue and nutrition to millions of people. In current scenario, when demand and cost of producing land-based animal protein are increasing, the fish can complement the requirement of proteins. Reducing operating costs, minimal ecological pollution, and generating income are the prime objectives of fish production in controlled environment. Genetically engineered fish offers not only increased growth, but also serve as system to produce therapeutics and nutraceuticals.

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  • Fish is a valued source of essential nutrients, viz. proteins, vitamins, and minerals

  • The genetic engineering tools developed for other animals are used to develop transgenic fish to boost aquaculture production.

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  1. ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Regional Station, Palampur, India

    Birbal Singh & Gorakh Mal

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

    Sanjeev K. Gautam

  3. Department of Animal Biotechnology, ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal, Haryana, India

    Manishi Mukesh

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Singh, B., Mal, G., Gautam, S.K., Mukesh, M. (2019). Transgenic Fish. In: Advances in Animal Biotechnology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21309-1_26

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