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Joint evaluation of purebreds and crossbreds in swine.
Journal of animal science - 1 Sept 2002
Lutaaya E, Misztal I, Mabry J W, Short T, Timm H H, Holzbauer R
Abstract excerpt
Data from two purebred swine lines A (n = 6,022) and B (n = 24,170), and their reciprocal, cross C (n = 6,135), were used to examine gains in reliability of combined purebred and crossbred evaluation over conventional within-line evaluations using crossbred and pureline models. Random effects in the pureline model included additive, parental dominance, and litter. In the crossbred model, effects were as in the...
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