RÉSUMÉ
COMPARISON OF COMMON CARP (CYPRINUS CARPIO) POPULATIONS AT COMMERCIAL SIZE : INTEREST OF A GLOBAL STUDY.
ABSTRACTSix common carp populations (Cyprinus carpio) were compared with four criteria : morphology, genetic, transformation yield and fillets aspect. Géographie origins of the différent stocks studied correspond to the main areas of french production : Dombes, Forez, Brenne, Allier, Lorraine and Poitou-Charentes.Article available at http://www.kmae-journal.org or http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/kmae:1999006 Bull. Fr. Pêche Piscic. (1999)255:403-420 -404 -Géographie identification of stocks was possible if it is based on an global analysis integrating ail the parameters measured. Différences seemed to be essentially related to environmental conditions and allow to differentiate stocks from régions where traditional and intensive breeding is practice, and based on the carp production (Dombes, Forez, Lorraine) and those with a prédominance of breeding other species for restocking market (Allier, Brenne, Poitou-Charentes).