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Maximizing crossbred performance through purebred genomic selection.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 14 Mar 2015
Esfandyari Hadi, Sørensen Anders C, Bijma Piter
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In livestock production, many animals are crossbred, with two distinct advantages: heterosis and breed complementarity. Genomic selection (GS) can be used to select purebred parental lines for crossbred performance (CP). Dominance being the likely genetic basis of heterosis, explicitly including dominance in the GS model may be an advantage to select purebreds for CP. Estimated breeding values for CP...
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