Short communication: Substantial heritability of larval size in the black soldier fly reveals potential for selective breeding
An underutilised tool to optimise the production of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens L.; Diptera: Stratiomyidae) is selective breeding. We validated that larval size is moderately heritable and should, therefore, respond to selection. We tested this premise by estimating additive genetic...
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| Main Authors: | R.M. Zaalberg, L.B. Andersen, L.S. Hansen, G. Gebreyesus, M. Henryon, K. Jensen, H.M. Nielsen |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Animal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175173112500117X |
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