Article
Genomic prediction of crossbred performance based on purebred Landrace and Yorkshire data using a dominance model.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 8 Jun 2016
Esfandyari Hadi, Bijma Piter, Henryon Mark, Christensen Ole Fredslund, Sørensen Anders Christian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In pig breeding, selection is usually carried out in purebred populations, although the final goal is to improve crossbred performance. Genomic selection can be used to select purebred parental lines for crossbred performance. Dominance is the likely genetic basis of heterosis and explicitly including dominance in the genomic selection model may be an advantage when selecting purebreds for crossbred...
Topics
- Animals
- Breeding
- Crosses, Genetic
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genomics
- Genotype
- Linear Models
- Male
- Models, Genetic
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide