Article
A common reference population from four European Holstein populations increases reliability of genomic predictions.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 12 Dec 2011
Lund Mogens S, Roos Adrianus P W de, Vries Alfred G de, Druet Tom, Ducrocq Vincent, Fritz Sébastien, Guillaume François, Guldbrandtsen Bernt, Liu Zenting, Reents Reinhard, Schrooten Chris, Seefried Franz, Su Guosheng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Size of the reference population and reliability of phenotypes are crucial factors influencing the reliability of genomic predictions. It is therefore useful to combine closely related populations. Increased accuracies of genomic predictions depend on the number of individuals added to the reference population, the reliability of their phenotypes, and the relatedness of the populations that are...
Topics
- Animals
- Breeding
- Cattle
- Europe
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Male
- Models, Genetic
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide