Article
Invited review: A perspective on the future of genomic selection in dairy cattle.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Nov 2017
Weller J I, Ezra E, Ron M
Abstract excerpt
Genomic evaluation has been successfully implemented in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, France, the Netherlands, Germany, and the Scandinavian countries. Adoption of this technology in the major dairy producing countries has led to significant changes in the worldwide dairy industry. Gradual elimination of the progeny test system has led to a reduction in the number of...
Topics
- Animals
- Australia
- Breeding
- Canada
- Cattle
- Dairying
- Europe
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genomics
- Genotype
- New Zealand
- Phenotype
- Selection, Genetic
