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Genomic selection in the French Lacaune dairy sheep breed.
Journal of dairy science - 1 May 2012
Duchemin S I, Colombani C, Legarra A, Baloche G, Larroque H, Astruc J-M, Barillet F, Robert-Granié C, Manfredi E
Abstract excerpt
Genomic selection aims to increase accuracy and to decrease generation intervals, thus increasing genetic gains in animal breeding. Using real data of the French Lacaune dairy sheep breed, the purpose of this study was to compare the observed accuracies of genomic estimated breeding values using different models (infinitesimal only, markers only, and joint estimation of infinitesimal and marker effects) and...
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