Article
Accuracy of genomic prediction when combining two related crossbred populations.
Journal of animal science - 1 Oct 2014
Vallée A, van Arendonk J A M, Bovenhuis H
Abstract excerpt
Charolais bulls are selected for their crossbreed performance when mated to Montbéliard or Holstein dams. To implement genomic prediction, one could build a reference population for each crossbred population independently. An alternative could be to combine both crossbred populations into a single reference population to increase size and accuracy of prediction. The objective of this study was to investigate the...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Female
- Genomics
- Genotype
- Hybridization, Genetic
- Male
- Models, Genetic
- Muscle, Skeletal
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
