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Whole genomic prediction of growth and carcass traits in a Chinese quality chicken population.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jan 2017
Zhang Z, Xu Z-Q, Luo Y-Y, Zhang H-B, Gao N, He J-L, Ji C-L, Zhang D-X, Li J-Q, Zhang X-Q
Abstract excerpt
By incorporating high-density markers into breeding value prediction models, the whole genomic prediction (WGP) method can effectively accelerate genetic improvement in livestock breeding. However, the performance of WGP varies across species and populations and is affected by the underlying genetic architecture. In particular, very little is known about the performance of WGP for many chicken breeds. Here we...
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