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Long-Term Impact of Optimum Contribution Selection Strategies on Local Livestock Breeds with Historical Introgression Using the Example of German Angler Cattle.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 4 Dec 2017
Wang Yu, Segelke Dierck, Emmerling Reiner, Bennewitz Jörn, Wellmann Robin
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The long-term performance of different selection strategies was evaluated via simulation using the example of a local cattle breed, German Angler cattle. Different optimum contribution selection (OCS) approaches to maximize genetic gain were compared to a reference scenario without selection and truncation selection. The kinships and migrant contribution (MC) were estimated from genomic data. Truncation selection...
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