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Genomic evaluation of both purebred and crossbred performances.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 25 Mar 2014
Christensen Ole F, Madsen Per, Nielsen Bjarne, Su Guosheng
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BACKGROUND: For a two-breed crossbreeding system, Wei and van der Werf presented a model for genetic evaluation using information from both purebred and crossbred animals. The model provides breeding values for both purebred and crossbred performances. Genomic evaluation incorporates marker genotypes into a genetic evaluation system. Among popular methods are the so-called single-step methods, in which marker...
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