A STANDARDIZED DATA BASE FOR HONEYBEE COLONIES EVALUATION, WITH APPLICATION IN HONEYBEE BREEDING PROGRAMS

It is well known that breeding is based on phenotypic and behavioural performance assessed at the level of each honeybee colony. By selection, the genes responsible for the desired characters have to be favoured, by evaluation and classification of all colonies involved in a breeding program. Genera...

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Published in:Economics, Management and Financial Markets Management and Financial Markets, 2011-03, Vol.6 (1), p.1146-1151
Main Authors: Magdici, Maria, Sapcaliu, Agripina, Patruica, Silvia, Cauia, Eliza, Siceanu, Adrian, Bura, Marian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural economics
Agricultural exports
Agricultural policy
Agricultural prices
Agricultural production
Agricultural productivity
Agricultural trade
Apiculture
Apis mellifera
Beekeeping
Bees
Behavior
Data processing
Economy
Ecosystems
Environmental conditions
Environmental economics
Honey
Honeybee
Methods
Morphology
Productivity
Romania
Software
Standard deviation
Zoology
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Summary:It is well known that breeding is based on phenotypic and behavioural performance assessed at the level of each honeybee colony. By selection, the genes responsible for the desired characters have to be favoured, by evaluation and classification of all colonies involved in a breeding program. Generally, in the beekeeping practice, the most applied method of selection is the mass selection regarding the main objectivehoney production. Some more elaborated programs use selection simultaneous selection on several characters. Until now, a standard method for honey bees evaluation and selection on several characters could not be generalized, every breeder establishing the selection method depending on proposed goals which could be different especially when we speak about different races and environmental conditions. Taking into account the selection objectives in Romania it was conceived a standardized database for the selection on several characters in Romanian condition.
ISSN:1842-3191
1938-212X