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Across-family marker-assisted selection using selective genotyping strategies in dairy cattle breeding schemes.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Apr 2008
Ansari-Mahyari S, Sørensen A C, Lund M S, Thomsen H, Berg P
Abstract excerpt
This study investigated the potential loss expected from marker-assisted selection (MAS) when only a proportion of animals are genotyped using several selective genotyping strategies. A population resembling a commercial dairy cattle population over 25 yr was simulated, and the most informative individuals for genotyping were identified among the potential breeding candidates (young bulls and bull-dams). Two...
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