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Estimation of genomic breeding values for milk yield in UK dairy goats.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Nov 2015
Mucha S, Mrode R, MacLaren-Lee I, Coffey M, Conington J
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to estimate genomic breeding values for milk yield in crossbred dairy goats. The research was based on data provided by 2 commercial goat farms in the UK comprising 590,409 milk yield records on 14,453 dairy goats kidding between 1987 and 2013. The population was created by crossing 3 breeds: Alpine, Saanen, and Toggenburg. In each generation the best performing animals were...
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