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Exploring the inclusion of genomic information and metafounders in Latxa dairy sheep genetic evaluations.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Jul 2020
Granado-Tajada I, Legarra A, Ugarte E
Abstract excerpt
The availability of genomic marker panels has made possible more precise estimates of breeding values. Sheep breeding programs are implementing genomic selection. In Latxa dairy sheep breed, a previous study using pre-corrected data and a small number of genotyped animals did not show a clear advantage of genomic selection. The objective of the present study was to ascertain the possible benefits of GS for the...
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