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Accuracy of genomic prediction for growth and carcass traits in Chinese triple-yellow chickens.
BMC genetics - 15 Oct 2014
Liu Tianfei, Qu Hao, Luo Chenglong, Shu Dingming, Wang Jie, Lund Mogens Sandø, Su Guosheng
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BACKGROUND: Growth and carcass traits are very important traits for broiler chickens. However, carcass traits can only be measured postmortem. Genomic selection may be a powerful tool for such traits because of its accurate prediction of breeding values of animals without own phenotypic information. This study investigated the efficiency of genomic prediction in Chinese triple-yellow chickens. As a new line,...
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